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Concentration of Credit Risk (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Concentration of Credit Risk |
Schedule of future contracted minimum rentals for all of triple-net and MOB leases |
|  | Kindred |  | Brookdale Senior Living |  | Other |  | Total |
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|  | (In thousands) |
2012 |  | $ | 260,530 |  | $ | 161,203 |  | $ | 598,235 |  | $ | 1,019,968 |
2013 |  |  | 181,126 |  |  | 160,018 |  |  | 584,414 |  |  | 925,558 |
2014 |  |  | 142,730 |  |  | 149,316 |  |  | 572,206 |  |  | 864,252 |
2015 |  |  | 48,785 |  |  | 138,514 |  |  | 550,927 |  |  | 738,226 |
2016 |  |  | 1,009 |  |  | 136,846 |  |  | 502,890 |  |  | 640,745 |
Thereafter |  |  | — |  |  | 439,387 |  |  | 2,969,762 |  |  | 3,409,149 |
Total |  | $ | 634,180 |  | $ | 1,185,284 |  | $ | 5,778,434 |  | $ | 7,597,898 |

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