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Real Estate Investments (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Operating leases
(Loss) gain on real estate assets, net		$ 2,619,000	$ 1,605,000	$ 16,000
2013 Funding	3,054,000		14,116,000
Investment Commitment		80,188,000	80,188,000
Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		911,096,000	911,096,000
Percentage of Investments		100.00%	100.00%
Number of properties		174	174
Number of states		26	26
Number of operators		33	33
Operating leases
Number of ways to compute annual rent increases			4
Owned Properties | Minimum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease			10 years
Number of properties under each triple net lease			1
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)			2.00%
Owned Properties | Maximum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease			15 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)			3.00%
SNF Beds | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		8,822	8,822
ALF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		4,836	4,836
Skilled Nursing | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		443,757,000	443,757,000
Percentage of Investments		48.70%	48.70%
Number of properties		67	67
Investment per Bed/Unit		54,200	54,200
Number of beds/units under development			640
Operating leases
Number of properties for which lessee has exercised purchase option contained in master lease		6	6
Cash purchase price of properties for which lessee has exercised purchase option		11,000,000
Number of beds or units in property sold		230	230
Sale price of property			11,000,000
(Loss) gain on real estate assets, net		2,619,000
2013 Funding			4,212,000
Investment Commitment		29,650,000	29,650,000
Skilled Nursing | SNF Beds | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		8,188	8,188
120-bed licensed skilled nursing property | SNF Beds | Owned Properties | Texas
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		120	120
Operating leases
2013 Funding			5,066,000
Investment Commitment		9,094,000	9,094,000
47-bed skilled nursing property | Colorado
Operating leases
Number of beds or units in property sold			47
Sale price of property			1,000
(Loss) gain on real estate assets, net			(1,014,000)
Assisted Living | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		390,105,000	390,105,000
Percentage of Investments		42.80%	42.80%
Number of properties		97	97
Investment per Bed/Unit		85,510	85,510
Number of beds/units under development			136
Operating leases
2013 Funding			9,904,000
Investment Commitment		50,538,000	50,538,000
Assisted Living | ALF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		4,562	4,562
Range of Care | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		43,907,000	43,907,000
Percentage of Investments		4.80%	4.80%
Number of properties		8	8
Investment per Bed/Unit		48,360	48,360
Range of Care | SNF Beds | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		634	634
Range of Care | ALF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		274	274
Under development | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		20,883,000	20,883,000
Percentage of Investments		2.30%	2.30%
143-bed skilled nursing property | SNF Beds
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			143
120-bed skilled nursing property | Owned Properties | Florida
Operating leases
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)			2.20%
Schools | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		12,444,000	12,444,000
Percentage of Investments		1.40%	1.40%
Number of properties		2	2
Memory care property
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			108
Operating leases
Investment Commitment		19,553,000	19,553,000
Memory care property | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			108
Memory care property | 60-units memory care properties | Owned Properties | Colorado
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		60	60
Operating leases
2013 Funding			4,373,000
Investment Commitment		$ 9,925,000	$ 9,925,000
Assisted living and Memory care property
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			158
Operating leases
Number of developments			2

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