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Real Estate Real Estate (Schedule of Tenant Purchase Options) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) properties
Number of Real Estate Properties	223
Medical Office Building [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	2
Medical Office Building [Member] | Open Now [Member] | February 2025 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 306
Hospital [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	3
Hospital [Member] | 2020 [Member] | September 2027 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 2,760
Hospital [Member] | 2020 [Member] | March 2025 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 1,957
Hospital [Member] | 2022 [Member] | June 2022 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 3,502
Senior Housing Community [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	146
Senior Housing Community [Member] | 2021 [Member] | May 2031 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	2
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 5,063
Skilled Nursing Facility [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	72
Skilled Nursing Facility [Member] | 2025 [Member] | August 2028 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	7
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 3,671
Skilled Nursing Facility [Member] | 2028 [Member] | September 2028 [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Minimum Annual Lease Income | $	$ 472

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