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Real Estate Investments (Details 2) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 property unit | Mar. 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum | Mar. 31, 2013 ALF Units unit | Mar. 31, 2013 Assisted Living property unit | Mar. 31, 2013 Skilled Nursing property bed | Mar. 31, 2012 140-bed skilled nursing property Texas bed | Mar. 31, 2012 144-bed skilled nursing property Texas unit | Mar. 31, 2013 Independent living property unit | Mar. 31, 2013 Assisted living and Memory care property property | Mar. 31, 2013 Memory care property 60-units memory care properties unit
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual commitment through December 2014 |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties agreed to be funded for construction | 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated yield (as a percent) | 9.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity period of US Treasury note | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis used to compute estimated yield | 10-year treasury note rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days prior to funding | 5 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis points added/deducted from the base rate (as a percent) | (4.20%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment | 77,571,000 |  |  |  |  | 40,927,000 | 36,644,000 |  |  |  |  |
2013 Funding | 6,193,000 |  | 1,398,000 |  |  | 3,880,000 | 2,313,000 |  |  |  |  |
Commitment Funded | 23,540,000 |  |  |  |  | 12,122,000 | 11,418,000 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining Commitment | 54,031,000 |  | 52,633,000 |  |  | 28,805,000 | 25,226,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Properties | 13 |  |  |  |  | 7 | 6 |  |  |  | 2 |
Number of Beds/Units | 1,279 |  |  |  |  | 494 | 785 |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140 |  | 60
Amount invested for expansion and renovation of properties |  |  |  |  | 14,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 125,000 | 16,385,000 | 9,817,000
Capital improvement funding to existing properties | 117,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 144 |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,600,000 |  |  |
Number of beds or units in property sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  |
Sale of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,248,000 |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of property, net of selling expenses |  | $ 16,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,000 |  |  |  |

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