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Real Estate Real Estate (Schedule of Tenant Purchase Options) (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) properties
Number of Real Estate Properties | 228
Medical Office Building [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 2
Senior Housing Community [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 151
Hospital [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 3
Skilled Nursing Facility [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 72
Open Now [Member] | Medical Office Building [Member] | February 2025 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 306
Open Now [Member] | Senior Housing Community [Member] | September 2027 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 4
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 1,560
2020 [Member] | Senior Housing Community [Member] | December 2024 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 8
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 4,482
2020 [Member] | Hospital [Member] | September 2027 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 2,713
2020 [Member] | Hospital [Member] | March 2025 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 1,957
2021 [Member] | Senior Housing Community [Member] | May 2031 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 2
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 4,949
2022 [Member] | Hospital [Member] | June 2022 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 3,460
2025 [Member] | Skilled Nursing Facility [Member] | August 2028 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 7
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 3,671
2028 [Member] | Skilled Nursing Facility [Member] | September 2028 [Member] |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $ | $ 463

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