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Represents the incremental initial cash yield at which property will be added to a master lease.

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The number of beds or units in a real estate property sold by the entity.

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Represents the number of beds/units under development.

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Represents the number of lessees who have exercised purchase option.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of gain (loss), after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Amount of depreciation expense of real estate investments for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate.

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Real Estate Investments (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisitions
Investment Commitment	$ 80,306,000
Contingent earn-out payments	7,000,000		4,000,000
Depreciation expense	24,568,000	22,002,000	19,487,000
Sale of property	11,001,000	1,271,000
Gain on sale, net of selling expenses	1,605,000	16,000
Skilled Nursing
Acquisitions
Number of beds or units in property sold	230
Sale of property	11,000,000
Skilled Nursing \| Texas
Acquisitions
Total Acquisition Costs			50,841,000
Number of properties			4
Cash paid at closing			41,000,000
Contingent earn-out payments	7,000,000		4,000,000
Skilled Nursing \| Texas \| Skilled nursing beds
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units acquired			524
Skilled Nursing \| Ohio
Acquisitions
Number of properties for which lessee has exercised purchase option	6
Number of Lessees who have Exercised Purchase Option	1
Number of beds or units in property sold	230
Sale of property	11,000,000
Gain on sale, net of selling expenses	2,619,000
140-bed skilled nursing property \| Texas
Acquisitions
Number of beds or units in property sold		140
Sale of property		1,248,000
Gain on sale, net of selling expenses		16,000
47-bed skilled nursing property \| Colorado
Acquisitions
Number of beds or units in property sold	47
Sale of property	1,000
Gain on sale, net of selling expenses	(1,014,000)
Memory care property \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Investment Commitment	30,256,000
Number of developments	3
Property acquisitions
Acquisitions
Purchase Price	19,040,000	166,750,000	106,135,000
Transaction Costs	58,000	767,000	375,000
Total Acquisition Costs	19,098,000	167,517,000	106,510,000
Number of properties	1	9	9
Number of beds/units acquired	120	788	1,227
Investment Commitment	80,306,000
Property acquisitions \| Development commitments \| Maximum
Acquisitions
Investment Commitment		49,702,000
Property acquisitions \| Skilled Nursing
Acquisitions
Purchase Price	14,402,000	79,100,000	93,841,000
Transaction Costs	58,000	275,000	330,000
Total Acquisition Costs	14,460,000	79,375,000	94,171,000
Number of properties	1	4	7
Number of beds/units acquired	120	522	1,016
Investment Commitment	29,650,000
Property acquisitions \| Skilled Nursing \| Texas
Acquisitions
Purchase Price			50,841,000
Number of properties			4
Number of beds/units acquired			524
Cash paid at closing			41,000,000
Number of earn-out payments			2
Contingent earn-out payments	7,000,000		4,000,000
Property acquisitions \| Skilled Nursing \| Texas \| Maximum
Acquisitions
Contingent earn-out payments			11,000,000
Property acquisitions \| Skilled Nursing \| Florida
Acquisitions
Incremental initial cash yield at which property will be added to a master lease (as a percent)	8.75%
Property acquisitions \| 234-bed skilled nursing property \| Texas
Acquisitions
Number of properties		2
Number of beds/units acquired		234
Property acquisitions \| 143-bed skilled nursing property
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development	143
Property acquisitions \| 143-bed skilled nursing property \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development		143
Number of developments		1
Property acquisitions \| 156-bed skilled nursing property \| California
Acquisitions
Purchase Price			17,500,000
Number of beds/units acquired			156
Property acquisitions \| 288-bed skilled nursing property \| Ohio
Acquisitions
Number of properties		2
Number of beds/units acquired		288
Property acquisitions \| 336-bed skilled nursing property \| Texas
Acquisitions
Purchase Price			25,500,000
Number of properties			2
Number of beds/units acquired			336
Property acquisitions \| Land
Acquisitions
Purchase Price	4,638,000	5,663,000	844,000
Transaction Costs		207,000	11,000
Total Acquisition Costs	4,638,000	5,870,000	855,000
Number of vacant parcels of land		4
Number of parcels of land	4
Property acquisitions \| Land \| Colorado \| Pipeline agreement
Acquisitions
Purchase Price	3,475,000
Number of vacant parcels of land	3
Property acquisitions \| Land \| Michigan
Acquisitions
Purchase Price	1,163,000
Number of parcels of land	4
Property acquisitions \| Assisted Living
Acquisitions
Purchase Price		81,987,000
Transaction Costs		285,000
Total Acquisition Costs		82,272,000
Number of properties		5
Number of beds/units acquired		266
Investment Commitment	50,656,000
Property acquisitions \| Assisted Living Properties with 158 Units \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development		158
Number of developments		2
Property acquisitions \| 100-units assisted living properties \| Colorado
Acquisitions
Number of properties		2
Number of beds/units acquired		100
Property acquisitions \| 166-units assisted living properties \| New Jersey
Acquisitions
Number of properties		3
Number of beds/units acquired		166
Property acquisitions \| Memory care property
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development	168
Number of developments	3
Property acquisitions \| Memory care property \| Colorado \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Number of developments	3
Property acquisitions \| Memory care property \| Colorado \| Development commitments \| Maximum
Acquisitions
Investment Commitment	30,256,000
Property acquisitions \| 60-units memory care properties \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development		60
Property acquisitions \| 60-units memory care properties \| Colorado \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development	60
Number of developments	2
Property acquisitions \| 48-units memory care properties \| Colorado \| Development commitments
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units under development	48
Property acquisitions \| Range of Care Properties
Acquisitions
Purchase Price			11,450,000
Transaction Costs			34,000
Total Acquisition Costs			11,484,000
Number of properties			2
Number of beds/units acquired			211
Property acquisitions \| Senior housing properties \| South Carolina
Acquisitions
Purchase Price			$ 11,450,000
Number of properties			2
Property acquisitions \| Senior housing properties \| South Carolina \| Skilled nursing beds
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units acquired			118
Property acquisitions \| Senior housing properties \| South Carolina \| Assisted living units
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units acquired			40
Property acquisitions \| Senior housing properties \| South Carolina \| Independent living units
Acquisitions
Number of beds/units acquired			53