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Equity-Method Investment And Other Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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OTHER ASSETS

Our other assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2018				2017
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses	$	6,381			$	2,429
Unamortized lease incentive payments	7,456				2,563
Regulatory escrows	8,208				8,208
Restricted cash	5,253				5,012
	$	27,298			$	18,212

Regulatory escrows include mandated deposits in connection with our entrance fee communities in Connecticut. Restricted cash includes amounts required to be held on deposit in accordance with agency agreements governing our Fannie Mae and HUD mortgages.

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The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965

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