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Real Estate Investments (Details) (Real Estate Investment [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 item state property
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ 966,012
Percentage of Investments | 100.00%
Number of properties | 174
Number of states | 26
Number of operators | 30
Operating leases |
Number of ways to compute annual rent increases | 4
Minimum [Member] |
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%
Maximum [Member] |
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%
Skilled Nursing Facility Beds [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 8,898
Assisted Living Facility Units [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 4,894
Assisted Living Properties [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 414,930
Percentage of Investments | 43.00%
Number of properties | 97
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | 89,810
Assisted Living Properties [Member] | Assisted Living Facility Units [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 4,620
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 460,197
Percentage of Investments | 47.60%
Number of properties | 68
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | 55,690
Number of beds/units under development | 143
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] | Skilled Nursing Facility Beds [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 8,264
Range of Care Properties [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 43,906
Percentage of Investments | 4.60%
Number of properties | 8
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | 48,350
Range of Care Properties [Member] | Skilled Nursing Facility Beds [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 634
Range of Care Properties [Member] | Assisted Living Facility Units [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of Beds/Units | 274
Properties under Development [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | 36,096
Percentage of Investments | 3.70%
Other Senior Housing Properties [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ 10,883
Percentage of Investments | 1.10%
Number of properties | 1
Number of parcels of land | 5
Schools [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of properties | 1
Memory Care Property [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 108
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 80

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- Definition Amount of real estate investment property which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(d)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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