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Commitments And Contingencies Schedule of Development Commitments (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	$ 46,645,000
Development in Process	(33,752,000)
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	12,893,000
Ignite Medical Resorts [Member] | Development Commitment [Member]
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	25,350,000
Development in Process	(16,903,000)
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	8,447,000
Village Concepts [Member] | Capital Improvement Commitment [Member]
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	7,515,000
Development in Process	(7,425,000)
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	90,000
Senior Living Communities [Member] | Capital Improvement Commitment [Member]
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	863,000
Wingate Healthcare [Member] | Development Commitment [Member]
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	1,900,000
Development in Process	(357,000)
Wingate Healthcare [Member] | Capital Improvement Commitment [Member]
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	1,543,000
Navion Senior Solutions [Member] | Development Commitment [Member]
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	650,000
Development in Process	0
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	650,000
Discovery Senior Living [Member] | Development Commitment [Member]
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	900,000
Development in Process	0
Discovery Senior Living [Member] | Capital Improvement Commitment [Member]
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	900,000
41 Management [Member] | Development Commitment [Member]
Maximum Commitment For All Active Development Projects	400,000
Development in Process	0
Remaining Unfunded Development Commitment	$ 400,000

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
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