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Real Estate Investments - Owned Properties (Details) - Real Estate Investment $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) state property item $ / item
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ | $ 1,401,506
Percentage of Investments | 100.00%
Number of properties | property | 181
Number of states | state | 28
Number of operators | 29
Operating leases |
Number of ways to compute annual rent increases | 4
Minimum |
Operating leases |
Initial lease term | 10 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent) | 2.00%
Maximum |
Operating leases |
Initial lease term | 15 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent) | 3.00%
SNF Beds |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 9,322
ALF Units |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 6,223
ALF |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ | $ 784,229
Percentage of Investments | 56.00%
Number of properties | property | 105
Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 131.54
ALF | ALF Units |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 5,962
SNF |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ | $ 577,808
Percentage of Investments | 41.20%
Number of properties | property | 75
Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 61.05
SNF | SNF Beds |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 9,204
SNF | ALF Units |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 261
Properties under Development |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ | $ 28,729
Percentage of Investments | 2.00%
Properties under Development | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of developments | 3
Properties under Development | MC Units | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 66
Properties under Development | SNF Beds | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 143
Properties under Development | Combination ALF, MC and ILF community | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 110
Other |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investments | $ | $ 10,740
Percentage of Investments | 0.80%
Number of properties | property | 1
Number of parcels of land | 3
Other | SNF Beds |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 118
Hospital |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of properties | property | 1

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