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Number Of Lease Senior Housing Properties

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Amount of lease income from operating, direct financing, and sales-type leases. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments, interest income, profit (loss) recognized at commencement, and lease payments paid and payable to lessor.

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Amount of lease payments to be received by lessor for operating lease.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between actual rental income due and rental income recognized on a straight-line basis.

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Investment Activity (Discovery Senior Living Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	May 01, 2025 bedOrUnitInTheProperty
Real Estate [Line Items]
Lease payments	$ 1,995,892
Straight-line rents, net of write-offs	1,410	$ (308)
Rental income	68,866	62,187
Discovery Senior Living
Real Estate [Line Items]
Net book value of leased properties	126,800
Lease payments	500
Straight-line rents, net of write-offs	9,300
Rental income	$ 1,500	$ 1,500
Discovery Senior Living \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of lease senior housing properties \| bedOrUnitInTheProperty			6