CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Total |
Common Stock |
Capital in Excess of Par Value |
Treasury Stock |
Cumulative Net Income |
Cumulative Dividends |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Noncontrolling Interests |
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| Balances at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2024 | $ 32,316,366 | $ 637,002 | $ 40,016,503 | $ (114,176) | $ 10,096,724 | $ (18,320,064) | $ (359,781) | $ 360,158 | |||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 256,168 | 257,957 | (1,789) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 50,092 | 50,145 | (53) | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 306,260 | ||||||||||
| Net change in noncontrolling interests | (129,728) | (156,107) | 26,379 | ||||||||
| Adjustment to members’ interest from change in ownership in Welltower OP | 0 | (31,806) | 31,806 | ||||||||
| Redemption of OP Units and DownREIT Units | 0 | 554 | 68,190 | (68,744) | |||||||
| Amounts related to stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 11,434 | 128 | 16,637 | (5,331) | |||||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 2,231,225 | 14,404 | 2,117,486 | 99,335 | |||||||
| Common stock dividends paid | (431,041) | (431,041) | |||||||||
| Balances at end of period at Mar. 31, 2025 | 34,304,516 | 652,088 | 42,030,903 | (20,172) | 10,354,681 | (18,751,105) | (309,636) | 347,757 | |||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 302,649 | 301,888 | 761 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 144,204 | 143,622 | 582 | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 446,853 | ||||||||||
| Net change in noncontrolling interests | (21,830) | (34,344) | 12,514 | ||||||||
| Adjustment to members’ interest from change in ownership in Welltower OP | 0 | (6,932) | 6,932 | ||||||||
| Redemption of OP Units and DownREIT Units | (17,531) | 3 | (11,576) | (5,958) | |||||||
| Amounts related to stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 16,449 | (65) | 10,286 | 6,228 | |||||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 1,974,005 | 13,212 | 1,960,793 | ||||||||
| Common stock dividends paid | (439,348) | (439,348) | |||||||||
| Balances at end of period at Jun. 30, 2025 | 36,263,114 | 665,238 | 43,949,130 | (13,944) | 10,656,569 | (19,190,453) | (166,014) | 362,588 | |||
| Balances at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2025 | 42,939,716 | [1] | 696,621 | 50,898,707 | (14,405) | 11,033,569 | (20,197,353) | (287,641) | 810,218 | ||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 739,889 | 728,672 | 11,217 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (56,320) | (54,825) | (1,495) | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 683,569 | ||||||||||
| Net change in noncontrolling interests | 72,105 | (55,521) | 127,626 | ||||||||
| Adjustment to members’ interest from change in ownership in Welltower OP | 0 | (53,208) | 53,208 | ||||||||
| Redemption of OP Units and DownREIT Units | 0 | 396 | 61,194 | (61,590) | |||||||
| Amounts related to stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 14,029 | 156 | 22,321 | (8,448) | |||||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 1,543,787 | 7,687 | 1,536,100 | ||||||||
| Common stock dividends paid | (520,347) | (520,347) | |||||||||
| Balances at end of period at Mar. 31, 2026 | 44,732,859 | 704,860 | 52,409,593 | (22,853) | 11,762,241 | (20,717,700) | (342,466) | 939,184 | |||
| Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 454,829 | 445,002 | 9,827 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (81,250) | (79,180) | (2,070) | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 373,579 | ||||||||||
| Net change in noncontrolling interests | 105,110 | (1,958) | 107,068 | ||||||||
| Adjustment to members’ interest from change in ownership in Welltower OP | 0 | 26,977 | (26,977) | ||||||||
| Redemption of OP Units and DownREIT Units | 0 | 35 | 2,311 | (2,346) | |||||||
| Amounts related to stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 13,400 | 14 | 16,494 | (3,108) | |||||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 2,965,354 | 14,159 | 2,951,195 | ||||||||
| Equity component of exchangeable debt | (224,245) | (224,245) | |||||||||
| Common stock dividends paid | (527,023) | (527,023) | |||||||||
| Balances at end of period at Jun. 30, 2026 | $ 47,439,034 | $ 719,068 | $ 55,180,367 | $ (25,961) | $ 12,207,243 | $ (21,244,723) | $ (421,646) | $ 1,024,686 | |||
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- Definition Adjustment To Members Interest From Change In Ownership From The OP No definition available.
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- Definition Shares Granted, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture, Net of Adjustments No definition available.
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