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Real Estate Investments (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Operating leases |
Contingent rent income | $ 0
Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 937,617,000
Percentage of Investments | 100.00%
Number of properties | 176
Number of states | 27
Number of operators | 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
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 | 8,898
ALF Units | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 4,915
Skilled Nursing |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of properties | 6
Skilled Nursing | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 458,759,000
Percentage of Investments | 48.90%
Number of properties | 68
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | 55,510
Skilled Nursing | SNF Beds | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 8,264
Assisted Living | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 399,912,000
Percentage of Investments | 42.70%
Number of properties | 98
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | 86,170
Assisted Living | ALF Units | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 4,641
Range of Care | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 43,907,000
Percentage of Investments | 4.70%
Number of properties | 8
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | 48,360
Range of Care | SNF Beds | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 634
Range of Care | ALF Units | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 274
Under development | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 21,432,000
Percentage of Investments | 2.30%
143-bed skilled nursing property | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 143
Memory care property | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of developments | 3
Number of beds/units under development | 168
Land | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of parcels of land | 4
Assisted living and Memory care property | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 81
Other | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ 13,607,000
Percentage of Investments | 1.40%
Number of properties | 2
Schools | Owned Properties |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of properties | 2

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