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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Total Assets | California
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	23.00%	21.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Emeritus Corporation
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	14.00%	14.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Sunrise Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	7.00%	7.00%
Total Assets | Operators | HCR ManorCare
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	32.00%	31.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Brookdale Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Senior housing | Emeritus Corporation
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	37.00%	37.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Senior housing | Sunrise Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	17.00%	18.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Senior housing | HCR ManorCare
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%	11.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Senior housing | Brookdale Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%	11.00%
Total Assets | Operators | Post-acute/skilled | HCR ManorCare
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	89.00%	90.00%
Revenue | California
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	21.00%
Revenue | Texas
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11.00%
Revenue | Florida
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	9.00%
Revenue | Operators | Emeritus Corporation
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	13.00%	8.00%	7.00%
Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure	12.00%
Revenue | Operators | Sunrise Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%
Revenue | Operators | HCR ManorCare
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	28.00%	30.00%	28.00%
Revenue | Operators | Brookdale Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	4.00%	5.00%	7.00%
Revenue | Operators | Senior housing | Emeritus Corporation
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	35.00%	23.00%	24.00%
Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure	37.00%
Revenue | Operators | Senior housing | Sunrise Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	13.00%	16.00%	19.00%
Revenue | Operators | Senior housing | HCR ManorCare
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10.00%	11.00%	10.00%
Revenue | Operators | Senior housing | Brookdale Senior Living
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	12.00%	14.00%	22.00%
Revenue | Operators | Post-acute/skilled | HCR ManorCare
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk (as a percent)	83.00%	91.00%	85.00%

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