DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - Schedule of reportable business segments and non-segment assets (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 Segment property	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2025 property	Dec. 31, 2025 property segment	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) segment
Real estate properties
NOI \| $		$ 2,393,054			$ 2,069,083	$ 1,925,167
Percentage of Total NOI			100.00%
Segment Properties \| property	1,374	1,374	1,374	1,374
Number of reportable segments	3			3	3	3
Operating Segments \| Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP)
Real estate properties
NOI \| $		$ 1,184,064
Percentage of Total NOI			49.40%
Segment Properties \| property	752	752	752	752
Operating Segments \| Outpatient medical and research portfolio (OM&R)
Real estate properties
NOI \| $		$ 590,169			$ 579,271	$ 576,932
Percentage of Total NOI			24.70%
Segment Properties \| property	409	409	409	409
Operating Segments \| NNN
Real estate properties
NOI \| $		$ 588,073			606,225	604,651
Percentage of Total NOI			24.60%
Segment Properties \| property	213	213	213	213
Non-Segment
Real estate properties
NOI \| $		$ 30,748			$ 17,204	$ 32,177
Percentage of Total NOI			1.30%
Segment Properties \| property	35	35	35	35

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