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Investment Activity (2023 Asset Acquisition and Dispositions) (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 21, 2023 USD ($) bedOrUnitInTheProperty community | Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) bedOrUnitInTheProperty | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) boardMember bedOrUnitInTheProperty shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease Income |  |  |  | $ (217,700) | $ (271,049) | $ (307,208)
Silverado Senior Living | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property | community | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | $ 37,500 |  |  |  |  |
Term of master lease | 20 years |  |  |  |  |
Initial lease rate | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |
Annual lease escalator | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
NEVADA | Silverado Senior Living | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property | bedOrUnitInTheProperty | 60 |  |  |  |  |
MARYLAND | Silverado Senior Living | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property | bedOrUnitInTheProperty | 60 |  |  |  |  |
VIRGINIA | Silverado Senior Living | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property | bedOrUnitInTheProperty | 60 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property | bedOrUnitInTheProperty |  |  |  | 2,200 |  |
Lease Income |  |  |  | $ (51,183) | (50,726) | (50,734)
National HealthCare Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease Income |  |  |  | $ (36,893) | (37,735) | (37,820)
Number of board members | boardMember |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Lessor equity shares owned, significant lessee (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 1,630,642 |  |
Bickford Senior Living |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of real estate |  |  | $ 39,900 |  |  |
Lease Income |  |  |  | $ (27,600) | (34,599) | (49,451)
Bickford Senior Living | Bickford Senior Living |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in real estate property | bedOrUnitInTheProperty |  | 60 |  |  |  |
Term of master lease |  | 10 years 6 months |  |  |  |
Initial lease rate |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |
Cancellation of outstanding construction note receivable |  | $ 14,000 |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition, rent deferral deduction |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |
Bickford Senior Living | Bickford Senior Living | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | $ 17,300 |  |  |  |  |
Initial lease rate | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition, transaction cost | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation of outstanding construction note receivable | 14,200 |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 500 |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition, rent deferral deduction | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |
Bickford Senior Living | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of real estate |  |  | $ 52,900 | $ 52,900 |  |
Lease Income |  |  |  |  | $ (1,600) | $ (5,600)

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