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Real Estate Investments - Acquisitions (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property item | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property item | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Transaction Costs |  | $ 539,000 | $ 2,000 | $ 564,000 | $ 22,000
Investment Commitment |  | 173,550,000 |  | 173,550,000 |
Funding |  |  |  | 49,490,000 |
2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | 183,576,000 |
Transaction Costs |  |  |  | 422,000 |
Total Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | $ 183,998,000 |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  | 12 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  |  |  | 1,057 |
Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Lease inducement fee payments |  |  |  | $ 1,054,000 |
Wisconsin | Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | 13,946,000 |
Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 90,758,000 |  | 90,758,000 |
Real Estate Investment | Oregon | Land Acquisition | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  | 500,000 |  |  |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 33,990,000 |  | 33,990,000 |
Funding |  |  |  | 3,927,000 |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Funding | $ 9,500,000 |  |  |  |
Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate | Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised |  | 10,600,000 |  | 10,600,000 |
Payments to equip property |  |  |  | $ 3,346,000 |
Maximum | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Initial term of operating lease |  |  |  | 15 years |
Real Estate Development Commitments One | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of development commitments | item |  |  |  | 4 |
Real Estate Development Commitments One | Maximum | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 55,529,000 |  | $ 55,529,000 |
Skilled Nursing | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | 13,946,000 |
Total Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | $ 13,946,000 |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  | 1 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  |  |  | 106 |
Skilled Nursing | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 6,000,000 |  | $ 6,000,000 |
Skilled Nursing | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | $ 13,946,000 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  |  |  | 106 |
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised |  | 10,600,000 |  | $ 10,600,000 |
Skilled Nursing | Mortgage Loans on Real Estate |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 33,500,000 |  | 33,500,000 |
Funding |  |  |  | 3,697,000 |
ALF & MC | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | $ 16,535,000 |  | $ 16,535,000 |
ALF & MC | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  | 10 |  |  |
ALF & MC | Real Estate Development Commitments One | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 89 |
Assisted Living | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | $ 156,097,000 |
Transaction Costs |  |  |  | 325,000 |
Total Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | $ 156,422,000 |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  | 11 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  |  |  | 951 |
Assisted Living | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | $ 84,758,000 |  | $ 84,758,000 |
Assisted Living | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | 142,000,000 |
Assisted Living | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions | Rent coverage ratio stipulation |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 10,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000 |
Assisted Living | Real Estate Investment | Land Acquisition | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  | 5 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  |  |  | 385 |
Assisted Living | Mortgage Loans on Real Estate |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 490,000 |  | $ 490,000 |
Funding |  |  |  | 230,000 |
Assisted Living | Memory Care Property with 60 Units | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | 14,250,000 |
Total Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | $ 14,132,000 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  |  |  | 60 |
Assisted Living | Memory Care Property with 60 Units | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions | Working capital reserve |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 2,000,000 |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Assisted Living | Memory Care Property with 60 Units | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions | Rent coverage ratio stipulation |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 300,000 |  | 300,000 |
Assisted Living | Memory Care Property with 60 Units | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions | Fair Value | Working capital reserve |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 1,847,000 |  | 1,847,000 |
Memory Care | Illinois | 2015 Acquisitions | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | 2,800,000 |  |  |  |
Memory Care | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 48,923,000 |  | 48,923,000 |
Memory Care | Real Estate Investment | Florida | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  | $ 14,250,000 |  |  |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  | 60 |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 2,000,000 |  | 2,000,000 |
Memory Care | Real Estate Investment | Florida | 2015 Acquisitions | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | 1,847,000 |  | $ 1,847,000 |
Memory Care | Real Estate Investment | Illinois | 2015 Acquisitions | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | 2,800,000 |  |  |  |
Memory Care | Real Estate Development Commitments One | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  | 2 |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 132 |
Memory Care | Real Estate Development Commitments Two | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | 12,182,000 |  | $ 12,182,000 |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 56 |
Land | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  |  |  | $ 13,533,000 |
Transaction Costs |  |  |  | 97,000 |
Total Acquisition Costs |  |  |  | $ 13,630,000 |
Independent Living | Real Estate Development Commitments One | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 108 |
Independent, ALF, and MC properties | Real Estate Investment | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  | $ 142,000,000 |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  | 10 |
Number of beds/units acquired | item |  | 891 |  |  |
Independent, ALF, and MC properties | Real Estate Investment | Wisconsin | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  | 9 |  |  |
Independent, ALF, and MC properties | Real Estate Investment | Illinois | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  | 1 |  |  |
Hospital | Real Estate Investment | Nevada | 2015 Acquisitions | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price | $ 9,250,000 |  |  |  |
Development Project | Real Estate Investment | California | Land Acquisition | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Price |  | $ 2,022,000 |  |  |
Development Project | ALF & MC |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 89 |
Development Project | Memory Care |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 254 |
Development Project | Memory Care | Real Estate Investment | California | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | $ 12,606,000 |  | $ 12,606,000 |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  | 66 |  |  |
Development Project | Memory Care | Real Estate Development Commitments | Illinois | 2015 Acquisitions | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units acquired | item | 66 |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment | $ 14,769,000 |  |  |  |
Development Project | Independent Living |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Investment Commitment |  | $ 14,500,000 |  | $ 14,500,000 |
Number of beds/units under development | item |  |  |  | 108 |
Master Lease Agreement | Memory Care | Real Estate Investment | Florida | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash yield (as a percent) |  | 8.00% |  | 8.00% |
Annual cash yield percentage increase |  | 2.50% |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 300,000 |  | $ 300,000 |
Master Lease Agreement | Independent, ALF, and MC properties | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease agreement |  | 15 years |  |  |
Initial cash yield (as a percent) |  | 6.50% |  | 6.50% |
Increase in basis points on the cash yield for each of the first and second year anniversaries under the master lease agreement (as a percent) |  | 0.25% |  | 0.25% |
Increase in the cash yield percentage rate in year three and thereafter under the master lease agreement (as a percent) |  | 2.75% |  | 2.75% |
Contingent consideration |  | $ 10,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000 |
Master Lease Agreement | Development Project | Memory Care | Real Estate Investment | California | 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  |  |  |  |
Initial cash yield (as a percent) |  | 9.00% |  | 9.00% |

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