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Concentration of Credit Risk (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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
		(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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Tabular disclosure of future minimum receivable in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases as of the balance sheet date.

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