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Debt, Debt Financings (Details) (First Mortgage Loan Issued on August 1, 2013 [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Community
First Mortgage Loan Issued on August 1, 2013 [Member]
Financings [Line Items]
Principal	$ 146.0
Number of communities securing mortgage notes	20
Weighted average interest rate	4.77%
Maturity date	May 31, 2021
Repayment of debt	$ 140.0

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The number of the company's communities securing the Long-term debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

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- Definition

Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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- Definition

Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding.

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