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Significant Accounting Policies Schedule of Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Senior Living Management [Member] | Straight-Line Rent Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | $ 26,095
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 26,095
Ravn Senior Solutions [Member] | Straight-Line Rent Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 251
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 251
Evolve Senior Living [Member] | Straight-Line Rent Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 9,908
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 9,908
East Lake Capital [Member] | Straight-Line Rent Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 3,171
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 3,171
Ensign Group [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 0
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 0
Bickford / Sycamore [Member] | Straight-Line Rent Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 39,243
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 26,801
Senior Living Communities [Member] | Straight-Line Rent Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 52,011
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | 37,628
Life Care Services [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount | 61,183
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets | $ 54,805

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- Definition Carrying amount of the assets in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph a -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77990344&loc=d3e5728-111685 + Details
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