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Real Estate Investments - Acquisitions (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Acquisitions (Details)	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item property $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) item
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 218,626,000	$ 11,650,000	$ 19,040,000
Transaction Costs			1,071,000	21,000	58,000
Total Acquisition Costs			$ 219,697,000	$ 11,671,000	$ 19,098,000
Number of properties acquired			15	1
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			1,429	48	130
Acquisition costs			$ 614,000	$ 152,000	$ 96,000
Investment Commitment			214,917,000
Funding			71,977,000
Pro forma revenue and net income
Revenue			143,414,000	130,488,000
Net income			$ 74,567,000	$ 76,060,000
Basic earnings per common share \| $ / shares			$ 2.01	$ 2.09
Diluted earnings per common share \| $ / shares			$ 1.98	$ 2.06
Completed development and improvement projects
Gain on sale of real estate, net					1,605,000
Other disclosures
Sale of property			$ 1,537,000	$ 33,593,000	$ 11,001,000
Impairment charges			2,250,000
Gain (loss) on sale of properties			586,000	4,959,000
Florida
Other disclosures
Impairment charges			2,250,000
Florida \| Subsequent Event
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	48
Sales price	$ 1,750,000
Florida \| Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition
Real estate investments
Initial cash yield (as a percent)					8.75%
Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			110,650,000
Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Capitalization of transaction costs			161,000
Transaction costs capiltalized as part of construction in progress			331,000
Acquisition costs				35,000
Real Estate Investment \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 70,298,000
Number of land parcels acquired \| item			5
Real Estate Investment \| Wisconsin \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised			$ 10,600,000
Payments to equip property			3,346,000
Real Estate Investment \| Wisconsin \| Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Lease inducement fee payments			1,054,000
Real Estate Investment \| Texas \| Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 23,000,000
Number of properties acquired \| property			2
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			254
Real Estate Investment \| Oregon \| Subsequent Event
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	36
Sales price	$ 1,500,000
Mortgage loan agreement amount	1,000,000
Real Estate Investment \| Oregon \| Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Other disclosures
Gain (loss) on sale of properties	120,000
Additional Loan Commitments
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 52,490,000
Funding			$ 6,925,000
Real Estate Investment Completed Projects
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties			5		3
Number of Beds/Units \| item			518		257
Funding			$ 3,564,000	38,768,000	$ 17,462,000
Total Funding			$ 14,906,000	58,745,000	28,160,000
Maximum \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Initial term of operating lease			15 years
Skilled Nursing
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 36,946,000		14,402,000
Transaction Costs			87,000		58,000
Total Acquisition Costs			$ 37,033,000		$ 14,460,000
Number of properties acquired \| property			3
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			360		130
Skilled Nursing \| Ohio
Completed development and improvement projects
Gain on sale of real estate, net					$ 2,619,000
Other disclosures
Sale of property					11,000,000
Skilled Nursing \| Texas \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	$ 16,000,000
Number of beds/units acquired \| item	126
Skilled Nursing \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 6,500,000
Skilled Nursing \| Additional Loan Commitments
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			52,000,000
Funding			6,565,000
Skilled Nursing Properties with 47 Units \| Colorado
Completed development and improvement projects
Gain on sale of real estate, net					$ (1,014,000)
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item					47
Sale of property					$ 1,000
ALF & MC \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 16,535,000
ALF & MC \| Real Estate Investment \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item			89
Assisted Living
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 156,097,000	9,800,000
Transaction Costs			590,000	21,000
Total Acquisition Costs			$ 156,687,000	$ 9,821,000
Number of properties acquired			11	1
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			951	48
Assisted Living \| Colorado
Real estate investments
Initial cash yield (as a percent)				6.50%
Assisted Living \| Florida \| Subsequent Event
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	48
Sales price	$ 1,750,000
Gain (loss) on sale of properties	$ 120,000
Assisted Living \| Oregon
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	36
Sales price	$ 1,500,000
Assisted Living \| Oregon \| Subsequent Event
Other disclosures
Mortgage loan agreement amount	1,000,000
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 101,150,000
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment \| Florida and Georgia
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item				133
Assisted Living \| Additional Loan Commitments
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			490,000
Funding			360,000
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Kansas
Pro forma revenue and net income
Acquired land					730,000
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| Acquisition of 60-unit Memory Care Community \| 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 \| Acquisition of 60-unit Memory Care Community \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Working capital reserve
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration			$ 2,000
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| Acquisition of 60-unit Memory Care Community \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Rent coverage ratio stipulation
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration			300,000
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| Acquisition of 60-unit Memory Care Community \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Fair Value \| Working capital reserve
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration			1,847,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 65,034,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			56
Investment Commitment			$ 13,524,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of development commitments \| item			3
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Colorado
Pro forma revenue and net income
Acquired land		$ 1,425,000			$ 1,882,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Development Commitments
Real estate investments
Number of development commitments \| item					3
Memory Care \| Real Estate Development Commitments \| Maximum
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment					$ 30,256,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Development Commitments One
Real estate investments
Number of development commitments \| item					2
Number of beds/units under development \| item					60
Memory Care \| Real Estate Development Commitments Two
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item					48
Other Properties
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 9,250,000
Transaction Costs			42,000
Total Acquisition Costs			$ 9,292,000
Number of properties acquired \| property			1
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			118
Other Properties \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 3,000,000
Land
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			16,333,000	$ 1,850,000	$ 4,638,000
Transaction Costs			352,000
Total Acquisition Costs			$ 16,685,000	1,850,000	4,638,000
Land \| Illinois
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				1,400,000
Investment Commitment				$ 12,248,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item				66
Land \| Real Estate Investment \| Colorado
Real estate investments
Purchase Price					$ 3,475,000
Number of development commitments \| item					3
Land \| Real Estate Investment \| Michigan
Real estate investments
Purchase Price					$ 1,163,000
Land \| Real Estate Development Commitments \| Michigan
Real estate investments
Number of Parcels of Land \| item					4
Independent Living \| Real Estate Investment \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item			108
Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| Real Estate Investment \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item			198
Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| Real Estate Investment \| Portfolio of 10 Properties \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			$ 142,000,000
Number of properties acquired \| item			10
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			891
Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| Real Estate Investment \| Portfolio of 10 Properties \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Rent coverage ratio stipulation
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration			$ 10,000,000
Hospital \| Real Estate Investment \| Nevada \| Acquisition of Behavioral Health Care Hospital \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price			9,300,000
Investment Commitment			$ 3,000,000
Hospital \| Hospital Beds \| Real Estate Investment \| Nevada \| Acquisition of Behavioral Health Care Hospital \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			116
Hospital \| SNF Beds \| Real Estate Investment \| Nevada \| Acquisition of Behavioral Health Care Hospital \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units acquired \| item			2
Nursing Center [Member] \| Real Estate Investment \| Acquisition of 126-Bed Nursing Center \| 2016 Acquisitions \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	$ 16,000,000
Number of beds/units acquired \| item	126
Nursing Center [Member] \| Real Estate Investment \| Texas
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item			112
Sales price			$ 1,600,000
Sale of property			1,537,000
Gain (loss) on sale of properties			$ 586,000
Assisted Living Properties, School and Skilled Nursing Property [Member] \| Real Estate Investment \| Florida, Georgia and Minnesota
Other disclosures
Sales price				$ 8,100,000
Sale of property				7,891,000
Gain (loss) on sale of properties				$ 1,140,000
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust and Enlivant \| Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment
Other disclosures
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item				615
Sales price				$ 26,465,000
Sale of property				25,702,000
Gain (loss) on sale of properties				3,819,000
Development Project \| Skillled Nursing Properties with 120 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Texas
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties \| item					1
Number of Beds/Units \| item					120
Funding					$ 5,065,000
Total Funding					$ 8,635,000
Development Project \| Skilled Nursing Properties with 143 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Kentucky
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				10,579,000
Total Funding				20,904,000
Development Project \| Assisted Living Properties with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Colorado
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties			1		1
Number of Beds/Units \| item			60		60
Funding			$ 1,522,000	6,351,000	$ 4,316,000
Total Funding			10,703,000	9,689,000	$ 9,850,000
Development Project \| Assisted Living Properties with 77 Units [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Kansas
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties \| item					1
Number of Beds/Units \| item					77
Funding					$ 8,081,000
Total Funding					$ 9,675,000
Development Project \| Assisted Living Properties With 80 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Texas
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				2,300,000
Total Funding				5,691,000
Development Project \| Assisted Living Properties with 48 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Colorado
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				7,257,000
Total Funding				8,744,000
Development Project \| Independent Living
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			14,500,000
Renovation Project \| Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment			$ 5,080,000
Expansion/Renovation Project \| Assisted Living Properties with 123 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Colorado
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				5,091,000
Total Funding				5,095,000
Expansion/Renovation Project \| Assisted Living Properties with 72 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Colorado
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				6,371,000
Total Funding				6,376,000
Improvements Project \| Skilled Nursing Facility with 121 Units [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| California
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties \| property			1
Number of Beds/Units \| item			121
Funding			$ 1,481,000
Total Funding			$ 1,481,000
Improvements Project \| Skilled Nursing Facility with 196 Units [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Texas
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties \| property			1
Number of Beds/Units \| item			196
Funding			$ 522,000
Total Funding			$ 522,000
Improvements Project \| Skilled Nursing Facility with 141 Units [Member] \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Tennessee
Completed development and improvement projects
Number of Properties \| property			2
Number of Beds/Units \| item			141
Funding			$ 39,000
Total Funding			$ 2,200,000
Improvements Project \| Skilled Nursing Properties with 235 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| New Mexico
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				319,000
Total Funding				1,746,000
Improvements Project \| Skillled Nursing Properties with 120 Units \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Florida
Completed development and improvement projects
Funding				500,000
Total Funding				$ 500,000