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Concentration of Credit Risk (Details 2) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2011 bundle asset | Apr. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 notice property lease asset bundle renewal
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
2012 |  |  | $ 1,019,968,000
2013 |  |  | 925,558,000
2014 |  |  | 864,252,000
2015 |  |  | 738,226,000
2016 |  |  | 640,745,000
Thereafter |  |  | 3,409,149,000
Total |  |  | 7,597,898,000
Brookdale Senior Living |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
2012 |  |  | 161,203,000
2013 |  |  | 160,018,000
2014 |  |  | 149,316,000
2015 |  |  | 138,514,000
2016 |  |  | 136,846,000
Thereafter |  |  | 439,387,000
Total |  |  | 1,185,284,000
KINDRED |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
2012 |  |  | 260,530,000
2013 |  |  | 181,126,000
2014 |  |  | 142,730,000
2015 |  |  | 48,785,000
2016 |  |  | 1,009,000
Total |  |  | 634,180,000
Number of renewals during lease term |  |  | 3
Term of lease renewal (in years) |  |  | 5 years
Number of bundles set to expire |  |  | 10
Number of triple-net lease properties set to expire under terms of lease |  |  | 89
Minimum number of renewal notices needed on bundles set to expire in following year in order to extend lease term |  |  | 1
Minimum number of properties in each bundle |  |  | 6
Minimum number of hospitals in each bundle |  |  | 1
Amount of annual base rent of triple-net lease properties set to expire under terms of lease |  | 99,000,000 |
Minimum period to reposition triple-net lease properties with new operators if a renewal notice on is not received (in years) |  |  | 1 year
Number of Early Renewal Assets | 16 |  |
Number of Early Renewal Bundles | 2 |  |
Current aggregate annual base rent for the Early Renewal Assets | 23,000,000 |  |
Number of Remaining 2013 Renewal Assets |  |  | 73
Number of Remaining 2013 Renewal Bundles |  |  | 8
Number of remaining reset bundles | 4 |  |
Number of Remaining Reset Assets | 37 |  |
Current aggregate annual base rent for the Remaining Reset Assets | 43,000,000 |  |
Number of sequential renewal options |  |  | 2
Number of properties excluding Renewal Assets, set to expire under terms of lease |  |  | 108
Number of leases |  |  | 197
KINDRED | Minimum |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Term of lease (in years) |  |  | 10 years
KINDRED | Maximum |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Term of lease (in years) |  |  | 15 years
SUNRISE |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Term of agreement (in years) |  |  | 30 years
SUNRISE | Minimum |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Percentage of revenues charged for managing real estate properties |  |  | 3.75%
SUNRISE | 2012 Plan |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Percentage of revenues charged for managing real estate properties |  |  | 6.00%
SUNRISE | 2012 Plan | Minimum |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Percentage of revenues charged for managing real estate properties |  |  | 5.00%
SUNRISE | 2012 Plan | Maximum |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Percentage of revenues charged for managing real estate properties |  |  | 7.00%
ATRIA |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Term of agreement (in years) |  |  | 10 years
Successive automatic renewal period (in years) |  |  | 10 years
Other |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
2012 |  |  | 598,235,000
2013 |  |  | 584,414,000
2014 |  |  | 572,206,000
2015 |  |  | 550,927,000
2016 |  |  | 502,890,000
Thereafter |  |  | 2,969,762,000
Total |  |  | $ 5,778,434,000
Long-term accute care hospital assets |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Number of Early Renewal Assets | 3 |  |
Seniors housing communities |  |  |
Future contracted minimum rentals leases |  |  |
Number of seniors housing communities under long-term management agreements |  |  | 197

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