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Real Estate Investments (Details 2) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 property agreement operator | Mar. 31, 2011 property operator agreement | Mar. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing payment property Unit | Mar. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing Maximum | Mar. 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing Capital improvement commitment expiring 10/11/2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing SNF Beds Capital improvement commitment expiring 10/11/2013 Unit | Mar. 31, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property Texas | Mar. 31, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property SNF Beds Texas Unit | Mar. 31, 2012 140-bed skilled nursing property Texas Unit | Sep. 30, 2011 524-bed skilled nursing property Texas | Mar. 31, 2011 524-bed skilled nursing property Texas property Unit payment | Dec. 31, 2011 120-bed skilled nursing property under development SNF Beds Texas Unit | Mar. 31, 2011 Senior Housing South Carolina property | Mar. 31, 2011 Senior Housing SNF Beds South Carolina Unit | Mar. 31, 2011 Senior Housing ALF Units South Carolina Unit | Mar. 31, 2011 Senior Housing ILF Units South Carolina Unit
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units acquired |  |  | 524 |  |  | 120 |  | 144 |  |  | 524 | 120 |  | 118 | 40 | 53
Purchase Price |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,600,000 |  |  |  | $ 41,000,000 | $ 844,000 | $ 11,450,000 |  |  |
GAAP yield (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of units in property sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,248,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of property, net of selling expenses | 16,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount invested for expansion and renovation of properties | 66,000 | 1,602,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average yield on amount invested for expansion and renovation of properties (as a percent) | 9.00% | 9.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties in which investments to expand and renovate | 2 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operators of properties in which investments to expand and renovate | 1 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount invested in properties with yield already included in rental rates | 136,000 | 13,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of existing properties for capital improvements | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lease agreements for existing properties | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Properties |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 2 |  |  |
Total Acquisition Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,841,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of earn-out payments |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Total contingent earn-out payment, maximum |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
First contingent earn-out payment, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment | $ 13,350,000 |  |  |  | $ 8,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated yield (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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