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Real Estate Real Estate (Schedule of Bickford Leases) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) properties	Dec. 31, 2017 properties
Number of Properties | properties		210
Bickford Senior Living [Member]
Number of Properties | properties	47
2017 Contractual Rent	$ 41,942
Straight Line Rent Adjustment	4,005
Total Revenues	$ 45,947
Bickford Senior Living [Member] | September 2027 [Member]
Number of Properties | properties	4
2017 Contractual Rent	$ 1,515
Straight Line Rent Adjustment	221
Total Revenues	$ 1,736
Bickford Senior Living [Member] | Sept / Oct 2019 [Member]
Number of Properties | properties	10
2017 Contractual Rent	$ 9,264
Straight Line Rent Adjustment	(617)
Total Revenues	$ 8,647
Bickford Senior Living [Member] | June 2023 [Member]
Number of Properties | properties	13
2017 Contractual Rent	$ 11,133
Straight Line Rent Adjustment	588
Total Revenues	$ 11,721
Bickford Senior Living [Member] | May 2031 [Member]
Number of Properties | properties	20
2017 Contractual Rent	$ 20,030
Straight Line Rent Adjustment	3,813
Total Revenues	$ 23,843

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