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Real Estate Investments (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended												1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member] item property	Oct. 31, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member] Development Properties [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member] Redevelopment Renovation Expansion Projects [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member] Georgia Florida And Minnesota [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital Improvement Commitments [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] property	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital Improvement Commitments [Member] Maximum [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Memory Care Property with 60 Units [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Colorado item	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] property item	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Development Properties [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Redevelopment Renovation Expansion Projects [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2013 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Ohio And Colorado [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Ohio property	Sep. 30, 2013 Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Colorado item	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] property item	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Development Properties [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Redevelopment Renovation Expansion Projects [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Georgia And Florida [Member] property item	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Colorado item	Oct. 31, 2014 Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Colorado Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Memory Care Property [Member] Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] item	Sep. 30, 2013 Memory Care Property [Member] Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Colorado property	Oct. 31, 2014 Memory Care Property [Member] Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Illinois Subsequent Event [Member] property	Sep. 30, 2014 Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] property	Sep. 30, 2014 Schools [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Minnesota property	Sep. 30, 2014 Land [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Michigan Parcel Of Land In Michigan [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Land [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Illinois Parcel Of Land In Illinois [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Land [Member] Real Estate Development Commitments [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Colorado Two Parcels Of Land In Colorado [Member] property	Oct. 31, 2014 Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust and Enlivant [Member] Assisted Living Properties [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] property	Oct. 31, 2014 Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust and Enlivant [Member] Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 31, 2014 Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust and Enlivant [Member] Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] property	Dec. 31, 2014 Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust and Enlivant [Member] Assisted Living Properties [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Real estate investments
Commitments for expansion											$ 5,000,000
Number of properties agreed to be funded for expansion										37
Estimated yield (as a percent)										9.50%
Maturity period of US Treasury note										10 years
Variable rate basis used to compute estimated yield										U.S. Treasury 10-year note
Number of days prior to funding										5 days
Basis points added/deducted from the base rate (as a percent)										(4.20%)
Funds requested										0
Investment commitments
Investment Commitment				60,325,000									26,200,000						34,125,000						20,325,000	19,553,000	12,248,000	5,800,000
2014 Funding				22,937,000		4,485,000							6,727,000						16,210,000
Commitment funded				41,586,000	4,485,000								18,056,000						23,530,000
Remaining Commitment				18,739,000	14,254,000	14,254,000							8,144,000						10,595,000
Number of Properties				9									4						5									1
Number of Beds/Units				678								60	404						274								66
Initial annual rate of lease (as a percent)																											9.30%
Number of developments																									2	2
Number of properties under expansion																			2
Amount invested for expansion, renovation and construction of properties																			8,000,000
Amount funded during the period for commitments on completed capital projects				869,000
Number of expired commitment																			2
Development, redevelopment, renovation, and expansion
Projects				14			6	8						1	5					5	3
Development, redevelopment, renovation, and expansion activity
CIP, Balance at the beginning of the period				14,668,000			12,227,000	2,441,000						5,893,000	2,433,000					6,334,000	8,000
Funded				35,236,000			23,371,000	11,865,000						5,608,000	1,124,000					17,763,000	10,741,000
Capitalized Interest				1,216,000			1,016,000	200,000						438,000						578,000	200,000
Conversions out of CIP				(16,155,000)			(8,531,000)	(7,264,000)							(1,433,000)					(8,531,000)	(6,191,000)
CIP, Balance at the end of the period				34,965,000			28,083,000	6,882,000						11,939,000	2,124,000					16,144,000	4,758,000
Amount funded during the period for commitments on completed capital projects capitalized directly into building				864,000
Investment commitments for completed construction projects
Number of Beds/Units																							50
2014 Funding												6,192,000											6,102,000	4,485,000
Total Funding												9,931,000											6,600,000
Real estate investment acquisition and disposal activity
Purchase Price																														450,000	1,400,000	2,050,000
Number of properties sold																	6					2							1				16		16
Number of beds or units in property sold																		277				133
Sales price									7,850,000							11,001,000																			26,465,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate investments, net		7,707,000	11,001,000						7,707,000
Gain (loss) on sale of property		1,140,000							1,140,000																											3,909,000
Number of properties acquired																																2
Gain on sale of real estate, net	2,619,000		1,605,000													1,605,000
Number of properties to be closed																																	1		1
Net book value of property to be closed																																		$ 954,000

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