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Real Estate Investments - Owned Properties (Details) - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2016 $ in Thousands | item property $ / item | state | item | property | USD ($) | Total
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Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 1,229,756 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 176 |  |
Number of states | state |  | 28 |  |  |  |
Number of operators |  |  | 29 |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ways to compute annual rent increases | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investment | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial term of operating lease | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent) | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investment | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial term of operating lease | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent) | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
SNF Beds | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 9,533 |  |  |
ALF Units | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 5,479 |  |  |
Assisted Living |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 3,428 |  |  |
Assisted Living | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | 540,240 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 43.90%
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 71 |  |
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 61.52 |  |  |  |  |
Assisted Living | SNF Beds | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 8,781 |  |  |
Skilled Nursing |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 4,050 |  |  |
Skilled Nursing | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | 582,362 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 47.40%
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 96 |  |
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 111.89 |  |  |  |  |
Skilled Nursing | ALF Units | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 5,205 |  |  |
Range of Care | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | 43,907 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 3.60%
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 7 |  |
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 48.36 |  |  |  |  |
Range of Care | SNF Beds | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 634 |  |  |
Range of Care | ALF Units | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 274 |  |  |
Properties under Development | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | 43,761 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 3.60%
Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | 1,209 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50%
Other | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Investments | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 19,486 |
Percentage of Investments |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50%
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Average Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 78.39 |  |  |  |  |
Number of parcels of land | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Other | SNF Beds | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units |  |  | 118 | 2 |  |
Other | Hospital Beds | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Beds/Units | property |  |  |  | 116 |  |
Schools | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Hospital | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Development Project | Properties under Development |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of developments | 6 |  |  |  |  |
Development Project | Memory Care | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties under development | property | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | 254 |  |  |  |  |
Development Project | Independent Living |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | 108 |  |  |  |  |
Development Project | ALF & MC | Real Estate Investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds/units under development | 89 |  |  |  |  |

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