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Variable Interest Entities - (Schedule of Variable Interest Entities) (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
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Senior Living Communities | Notes and straight-line rents receivable |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | $ 84,087
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 92,837
Senior Living Management | Notes |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 24,500
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 24,500
Bickford | Notes |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 16,186
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 28,432
Encore Senior Living | Various |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 35,330
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 35,397
Timber Ridge OpCo |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 5,000
Timber Ridge OpCo | Various |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | (1,332)
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 3,668
Watermark Retirement | Notes and straight-line rents receivable |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 10,293
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 12,067
Montecito Medical Real Estate | Notes and funding commitment |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 15,618
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 50,053
Vizion Health | Notes and straight-line rents receivable |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 15,244
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 15,244
Navion Senior Solutions | Various |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 7,730
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 9,880
Kindcare Senior Living | Notes |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 785
Maximum Exposure to Loss | 785
Mainstay Healthcare Maitland, LLC | Note |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Carrying Amount | 9,019
Maximum Exposure to Loss | $ 9,019

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