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Ventas, Inc. Stock $vtr

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2019 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000074026020000042 Filed on February 24, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$3.873B	$923.3M	$936.5M
YoY Change	3.39%	3.12%	4.07%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.811B	$427.5M	$428.8M
YoY Change	7.05%	14.4%	13.86%
Gross Profit	$2.062B	$495.8M	$507.7M
YoY Change	0.37%	-4.95%	-2.98%
Gross Profit Margin	53.25%	53.7%	54.21%
Selling, General & Admin	$166.0M	$38.50M	$39.70M
YoY Change	9.21%	10.32%	19.22%
% of Gross Profit	8.05%	7.77%	7.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.046B	$244.2M	$218.6M
YoY Change	13.7%	4.99%	2.44%
% of Gross Profit	50.7%	49.25%	43.06%
Operating Expenses	$1.078B	$211.5M	$258.3M
YoY Change	8.94%	-15.5%	6.65%
Operating Profit	$984.1M	$284.3M	$249.4M
YoY Change	-7.59%	4.79%	-11.28%
Interest Expense	$451.7M	-$117.7M	$107.6M
YoY Change	2.07%	1.2%	-5.52%
% of Operating Profit	45.9%	-41.4%	43.14%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$17.61M	-$58.90M	-$1.244M
YoY Change	-126.37%	1372.5%	-90.43%
Pretax Income	$359.4M	$34.70M	$96.00M
YoY Change	-6.6%	-73.75%	-35.29%
Income Tax	-$56.31M	-$5.500M	-$7.327M
% Of Pretax Income	-15.67%	-15.85%	-7.63%
Net Earnings	$439.3M	$63.30M	$103.3M
YoY Change	5.61%	-83.93%	-83.21%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.34%	6.86%	11.03%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.18	$0.17	$0.29
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.17	$0.17	$0.28
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	366.0M shares		356.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	369.9M shares		359.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$106.0M	$72.00M	$86.00M
YoY Change	47.22%	-11.11%	1.18%
Cash & Equivalents	$106.0M	$72.28M	$148.5M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$106.0M	$72.00M	$86.00M
YoY Change	47.22%	-11.11%	1.18%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$21.73B	$20.09B	$20.02B
YoY Change	8.14%	-2.56%	-2.17%
Goodwill		$1.051B
YoY Change		1.54%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$342.0M	$312.0M	$319.0M
YoY Change	9.62%	80.35%	99.38%
Other Assets	$179.0M	$65.00M	$87.00M
YoY Change	175.38%	-62.21%	-40.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$24.59B	$22.51B	$22.51B
YoY Change	9.21%	-5.7%	-4.83%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$106.0M	$72.00M	$86.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$24.59B	$22.51B	$22.51B
Total Assets	$24.69B	$22.58B	$22.60B
YoY Change	9.33%	-5.72%	-4.81%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.146B	$1.086B	$1.135B
YoY Change	5.52%	-8.2%	20.23%
Accrued Expenses	$362.0M	$100.0M	$77.00M
YoY Change	262.0%	6.38%	-19.79%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.508B	$1.186B	$1.212B
YoY Change	27.15%	-7.13%	16.54%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$12.16B	$10.73B	$10.48B
YoY Change	13.28%	-4.81%	-8.28%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.000M	$0.00	$15.00M
YoY Change		-100.0%	50.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.16B	$10.73B	$10.49B
YoY Change	13.32%	-5.31%	-8.23%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.508B	$1.186B	$1.212B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$12.16B	$10.73B	$10.49B
Total Liabilities	$13.97B	$12.12B	$12.00B
YoY Change	14.71%	-5.75%	-6.01%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$2.930B
YoY Change		30.77%
Common Stock		$13.17B
YoY Change		0.18%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Treasury Stock Shares		0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.72B	$10.22B	$10.60B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$24.69B	$22.58B	$22.60B
YoY Change	9.33%	-5.72%	-4.81%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$439.3M	$63.30M	$103.3M
YoY Change	5.61%	-83.93%	-83.21%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.046B	$244.2M	$218.6M
YoY Change	13.7%	4.99%	2.44%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.438B	$363.9M	$307.3M
YoY Change	4.08%	4.99%	-14.35%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$156.7M	-$159.3M	-$105.7M
YoY Change	18.86%	15.6%	11.73%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.025B	-$181.1M	$44.70M
YoY Change	-230.17%	103.71%	-91.63%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.585B	-$340.4M	-$61.00M
YoY Change	-588.54%	50.15%	-113.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$942.1M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$160.7M	-40.10M	-255.8M
YoY Change	-109.12%	-56.88%	-68.26%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.438B	363.9M	307.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.585B	-340.4M	-61.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	$160.7M	-40.10M	-255.8M
Net Change In Cash	$13.16M	-16.60M	-9.500M
YoY Change	-123.51%	-161.71%	26.67%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.438B	$363.9M	$307.3M
Capital Expenditures	$156.7M	-$159.3M	-$105.7M
Free Cash Flow	$1.281B	$523.2M	$413.0M
YoY Change	2.52%	8.01%	-8.91%

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CY2018	vtr	Incomelossfromcontinuingoperationsbeforeequitymethodinvestmentsrealestatedispositionsincometaxesandnoncontrollinginterest Incomelossfromcontinuingoperationsbeforeequitymethodinvestmentsrealestatedispositionsincometaxesandnoncontrollinginterest	384825000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Incomelossfromcontinuingoperationsbeforeequitymethodinvestmentsrealestatedispositionsincometaxesandnoncontrollinginterest Incomelossfromcontinuingoperationsbeforeequitymethodinvestmentsrealestatedispositionsincometaxesandnoncontrollinginterest	584711000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	717273000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-56310000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments And Remeasurement Gain On Equity Interest In Acquiree IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsAndRemeasurementGainOnEquityInterestInAcquiree	-2454000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments And Remeasurement Gain On Equity Interest In Acquiree IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsAndRemeasurementGainOnEquityInterestInAcquiree	-55034000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments And Remeasurement Gain On Equity Interest In Acquiree IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsAndRemeasurementGainOnEquityInterestInAcquiree	-561000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	26022000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	46247000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-39953000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-59799000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	439297000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	415991000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1361222000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-10000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-110000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	439297000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	415981000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1361112000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6281000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6514000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4642000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	433016000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	409467000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	1356470000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.20
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.17
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.83
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.18
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.15
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.82
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.19
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.16
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.80
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.17
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.14
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.78
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	439297000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	415981000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1361112000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	5729000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-9436000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	20612000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	11634000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	15538000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	22414000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	425846000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	14944000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-437000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-30814000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	10030000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	2239000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-13451000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	431519000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1383526000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7649000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6514000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4642000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	418197000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	425005000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1378884000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10528753000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1361112000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	22414000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Note Spinoff Transaction StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction	107000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Noncontrolling Interest Period Increase Decreaseincludingtheimpactto Equity NoncontrollingInterestPeriodIncreaseDecreaseincludingtheimpacttoEquity	14719000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	1109473000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	73447000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	22606000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Change In Estimated Carrying Amount Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests From Initial Carrying Amount ChangeInEstimatedCarryingAmountOfRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestsFromInitialCarryingAmount	5246000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Related To Redeemable Operating Partner Unitholder Interests To Record At Fair Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalRelatedToRedeemableOperatingPartnerUnitholderInterestsToRecordAtFairValue	253000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Stock Purchase Of Limited Partnership Units AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockPurchaseOfLimitedPartnershipUnits	23136000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	19303000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10932185000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	415981000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	15538000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Noncontrolling Interest Period Increase Decreaseincludingtheimpactto Equity NoncontrollingInterestPeriodIncreaseDecreaseincludingtheimpacttoEquity	24206000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	1129626000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	12909000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Related To Redeemable Operating Partner Unitholder Interests To Record At Fair Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalRelatedToRedeemableOperatingPartnerUnitholderInterestsToRecordAtFairValue	-3323000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Stock Purchase Of Limited Partnership Units AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockPurchaseOfLimitedPartnershipUnits	-128000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	21621000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cumulative Effect Of New Accounting Principle In Period Of Adoption CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	30643000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10271594000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	439297000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-13451000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Noncontrolling Interest Period Increase Decreaseincludingtheimpactto Equity NoncontrollingInterestPeriodIncreaseDecreaseincludingtheimpacttoEquity	-23842000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	1172653000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	942338000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	71320000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Related To Redeemable Operating Partner Unitholder Interests To Record At Fair Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalRelatedToRedeemableOperatingPartnerUnitholderInterestsToRecordAtFairValue	-7388000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Stock Purchase Of Limited Partnership Units AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockPurchaseOfLimitedPartnershipUnits	-738000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	-9347000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cumulative Effect Of New Accounting Principle In Period Of Adoption CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	638000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10545452000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	439297000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	415981000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1361112000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1045620000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	919639000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	887948000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Amortizationof Deferred Revenueand Lease Intangibles AmortizationofDeferredRevenueandLeaseIntangibles	-7967000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Amortizationof Deferred Revenueand Lease Intangibles AmortizationofDeferredRevenueandLeaseIntangibles	-30660000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Amortizationof Deferred Revenueand Lease Intangibles AmortizationofDeferredRevenueandLeaseIntangibles	-20537000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Amortization Of Deferred Charges OtherAmortizationOfDeferredCharges	22985000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Amortization Of Deferred Charges OtherAmortizationOfDeferredCharges	18886000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Amortization Of Deferred Charges OtherAmortizationOfDeferredCharges	16058000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	33923000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	29963000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	26543000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	30073000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	-13396000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent StraightLineRent	23134000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Extinguishment Of Debt Gain Loss Net Of Tax ExtinguishmentOfDebtGainLossNetOfTax	-41900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Extinguishment Of Debt Gain Loss Net Of Tax ExtinguishmentOfDebtGainLossNetOfTax	-58254000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Extinguishment Of Debt Gain Loss Net Of Tax ExtinguishmentOfDebtGainLossNetOfTax	-754000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	26022000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	46247000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	717273000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Gains Losseson Real Estate Loan Investments GainsLossesonRealEstateLoanInvestments	0	USD
CY2018	vtr	Gains Losseson Real Estate Loan Investments GainsLossesonRealEstateLoanInvestments	13202000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Gains Losseson Real Estate Loan Investments GainsLossesonRealEstateLoanInvestments	124000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Tax Expense Benefit OtherTaxExpenseBenefit	-58918000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Tax Expense Benefit OtherTaxExpenseBenefit	-43026000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Tax Expense Benefit OtherTaxExpenseBenefit	-63599000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-2464000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-55034000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-3588000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Gain Loss On Remeasurement Of Equity Method Investment GainLossOnRemeasurementOfEquityMethodInvestment	0	USD
CY2018	vtr	Gain Loss On Remeasurement Of Equity Method Investment GainLossOnRemeasurementOfEquityMethodInvestment	0	USD
CY2017	vtr	Gain Loss On Remeasurement Of Equity Method Investment GainLossOnRemeasurementOfEquityMethodInvestment	3027000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	1600000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	2934000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	4676000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	52510000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	4616000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-13264000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-3720000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-4624000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	76693000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	23198000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	29282000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	9737000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	4992000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	11068000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	26666000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-37509000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-35259000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1437783000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1381467000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1428752000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	958125000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	265907000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	664684000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	1258187000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	229534000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	748119000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	147855000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	353792000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	859874000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfLoansReceivable	1017309000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfLoansReceivable	911540000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfLoansReceivable	101097000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Insurance Settlements Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInInsuranceSettlementsReceivable	-6891000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Insurance Settlements Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInInsuranceSettlementsReceivable	-1419000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1585299000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	324496000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-937107000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Paymentsforthepurchaseofnoncontrollinginterest Paymentsforthepurchaseofnoncontrollinginterest	4724000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	403923000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	330876000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	299085000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	156724000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	131858000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Capital Improvements PaymentsForCapitalImprovements	132558000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	172000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	57455000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	6169000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	3855000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	47007000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	61220000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Insurance Settlements Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInInsuranceSettlementsReceivable	-30179000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	-569891000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	321463000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	384783000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	565524000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Commercial Paper ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfCommercialPaper	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	3013191000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	2549473000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	1111649000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Debt RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	2623916000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Debt RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	3465579000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Debt RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	1369084000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Paymentsforthepurchaseofnoncontrollinginterest Paymentsforthepurchaseofnoncontrollinginterest	0	USD
CY2017	vtr	Paymentsforthepurchaseofnoncontrollinginterest Paymentsforthepurchaseofnoncontrollinginterest	15809000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	21403000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	20612000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	27297000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	942085000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	73596000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	1157720000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	1127143000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	827285000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Cash Distributionsto Redeemable Op Unitholders CashDistributionstoRedeemableOPUnitholders	9218000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Cash Distributionsto Redeemable Op Unitholders CashDistributionstoRedeemableOPUnitholders	7459000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Cash Distributionsto Redeemable Op Unitholders CashDistributionstoRedeemableOPUnitholders	5677000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Other Equity PaymentsForRepurchaseOfOtherEquity	2203000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Other Equity PaymentsForRepurchaseOfOtherEquity	1370000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Other Equity PaymentsForRepurchaseOfOtherEquity	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	6282000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	1883000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	146102000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	131464000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	188253000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Debt Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1	30508000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Debt Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionDebtAssumed1	75231000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Other Liabilities Assumed1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionOtherLiabilitiesAssumed1	47121000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued1 StockIssued1	0	USD
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CY2018	vtr	Stock Issuedfor Purchaseof Op Units StockIssuedforPurchaseofOPUnits	907000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Stock Issuedfor Purchaseof Op Units StockIssuedforPurchaseofOPUnits	24002000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">with a highly diversified portfolio of seniors housing, research and innovation, and healthcare properties located throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we owned approximately </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,200</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (including properties owned through investments in unconsolidated entities and properties classified as held for sale), consisting of seniors housing communities, medical office buildings (“MOBs”), research and innovation centers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (“IRFs”) and long-term acute care facilities (“LTACs”), and health systems. We had </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>22</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties under development, including </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>four</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties that are owned by unconsolidated real estate entities. </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Our company was originally founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We primarily invest in seniors housing, research and innovation, and healthcare properties through acquisitions and lease our properties to unaffiliated tenants or operate them through independent third-party managers. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we leased a total of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>412</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (excluding properties within our office operations reportable business segment) to various healthcare operating companies under “triple-net” or “absolute-net” leases that obligate the tenants to pay all property-related expenses, including maintenance, utilities, repairs, taxes, insurance and capital expenditures. Our </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>three</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> largest tenants, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Brookdale Senior Living”), Ardent Health Partners, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Ardent”) and Kindred Healthcare, LLC (formerly Kindred Healthcare, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, “Kindred”) leased from us </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>122</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (excluding </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>two</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties managed by Brookdale Senior Living pursuant to long-term management agreements), </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>11</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>32</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, as of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"/><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, pursuant to long-term management agreements, we engaged independent operators, such as Atria Senior Living, Inc. (“Atria”) and Sunrise Senior Living, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Sunrise”) to manage </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>406</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> seniors housing communities for us.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Through our Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc. subsidiary and our ownership interest in PMB Real Estate Services LLC, we also provide MOB management, leasing, marketing, facility development and advisory services to highly rated hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. In addition, from time to time, we make secured and non-mortgage loans and other investments relating to seniors housing and healthcare operators or properties.</span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Accounting Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions regarding future events that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.</span></div>
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CY2019Q4	vtr	Secured Loans Unsecured Loans And Other Available For Sale Securities SecuredLoansUnsecuredLoansAndOtherAvailableForSaleSecurities	1005696000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Below Market Lease Gross BelowMarketLeaseGross	349357000	USD
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CY2018Q4	vtr	Other Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Gross OtherFiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesGross	31418000	USD
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CY2019Q4	vtr	Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesAccumulatedAmortization	203834000	USD
CY2018Q4	vtr	Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesAccumulatedAmortization	191909000	USD
CY2019Q4	vtr	Indefinite Lived Intangible Liabilities Purchase Options IndefiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesPurchaseOptions	3568000	USD
CY2018Q4	vtr	Indefinite Lived Intangible Liabilities Purchase Options IndefiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesPurchaseOptions	3568000	USD
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CY2018	vtr	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities Net Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLiabilitiesNetAmortizationExpense	49200000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1051161000	USD
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CY2018Q4	vtr	Nonmortgageloansreceivablenet Nonmortgageloansreceivablenet	54164000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	237360000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Intangible Assets Net OtherIntangibleAssetsNet	5623000	USD
CY2019Q4	vtr	Investmentin Unconsolidated Operating Entities InvestmentinUnconsolidatedOperatingEntities	59301000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous OtherAssetsMiscellaneous	186113000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	877296000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Commercial Paper CommercialPaper	0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Finance Costs Net DeferredFinanceCostsNet	69615000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Investment Income Net InvestmentIncomeNet	117608000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Costs And Expenses CostsAndExpenses	2989438000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	717273000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-59799000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-110000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	1361112000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4642000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	1356470000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	439297000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-13451000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	425846000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7649000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7649000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	418197000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	415981000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Other Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax	10030000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	15538000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	431519000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6514000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	425005000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Other Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax	2239000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	22414000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1383526000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4642000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	1378884000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	21403000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	1480000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	146102000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	321463000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	2549473000	USD
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CY2018	vtr	Paymentsto Purchase Noncontrolling Interest PaymentstoPurchaseNoncontrollingInterest	4724000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	1127143000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Cash Distributionsto Redeemable Op Unitholders CashDistributionstoRedeemableOPUnitholders	7459000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Other Equity PaymentsForRepurchaseOfOtherEquity	1370000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	11574000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	8762000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-5057000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Excluding Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect	-55974000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-815000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	131464000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1428752000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	664684000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	748119000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	859874000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfLoansReceivable	101097000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	299085000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	132558000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	6169000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	61220000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Insurance Settlements Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInInsuranceSettlementsReceivable	-1419000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-937107000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	384783000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt	1111649000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Debt RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	1369084000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Net Change In Intercompany Debt NetChangeInIntercompanyDebt	0	USD
CY2017	vtr	Paymentsto Purchase Noncontrolling Interest PaymentstoPurchaseNoncontrollingInterest	15809000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	27297000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	73596000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Businesses And Interest In Affiliates PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	827285000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Cash Distributionsto Redeemable Op Unitholders CashDistributionstoRedeemableOPUnitholders	5677000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	4402000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	11187000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	16287000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-5705000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-671327000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Excluding Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseExcludingExchangeRateEffect	-179682000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	581000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	367354000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	188253000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	132928000	USD
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CY2018	vtr	Valuation Allowancesand Reserves Acquired Properties ValuationAllowancesandReservesAcquiredProperties	3515000	USD
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CY2018	vtr	Valuation Allowancesand Reserves Disposed Properties ValuationAllowancesandReservesDisposedProperties	1585000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	66490000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Charged To Cost And Expense ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense	15747000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Valuation Allowancesand Reserves Acquired Properties ValuationAllowancesandReservesAcquiredProperties	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Deductions ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions	3237000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Valuation Allowancesand Reserves Disposed Properties ValuationAllowancesandReservesDisposedProperties	1055000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance	132928000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	24973983000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	24712478000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	23859816000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	1941016000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	318895000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Acquisitions RealEstateOtherAcquisitions	702501000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	563706000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	446490000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Improvements RealEstateImprovements	453829000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Real Estate Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment RealEstateForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment	107508000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Real Estate Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment RealEstateForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment	105192000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Real Estate Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment RealEstateForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment	93490000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Deductions RealEstateOtherDeductions	460490000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Deductions RealEstateOtherDeductions	398688000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Other Deductions RealEstateOtherDeductions	397158000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	27125723000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	24973983000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Gross At Carrying Value RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue	24712478000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	5492310000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	4802917000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	4208010000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Sec Schedule Iii Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Depreciation Expense SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense	828954000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Sec Schedule Iii Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Depreciation Expense SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense	791882000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Sec Schedule Iii Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Depreciation Expense SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense	760314000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Real Estate Sold RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSold	136093000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Real Estate Sold RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSold	84819000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Real Estate Sold RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSold	176918000	USD
CY2019	vtr	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment	12755000	USD
CY2018	vtr	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment	-17670000	USD
CY2017	vtr	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment	11511000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	6197926000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	5492310000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Accumulated Depreciation RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation	4802917000	USD
CY2019Q4	srt	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Amount Of Encumbrances RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationAmountOfEncumbrances	2093065000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation Initial Cost Of Land RealEstateAndAccumulatedDepreciationInitialCostOfLand	2278787000	USD
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