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Real Estate Investments - Owned Properties (Details) - Real Estate Investment $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) state item property $ / item
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investment | $ | $ 1,414,267
Percentage of Investment | 100.00%
Number of properties | property | 177
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 | 9,037
ALF Units |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 6,146
ALF |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investment | $ | $ 802,484
Percentage of Investment | 56.80%
Number of properties | property | 103
Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 136.36
ALF | ALF Units |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 5,885
SNF |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investment | $ | $ 569,141
Percentage of Investment | 40.20%
Number of properties | property | 73
Investment per Bed/Unit | $ / item | 62.00
SNF | SNF Beds |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 8,919
SNF | ALF Units |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units | 261
Properties under Development |
Real Estate Investments |
Gross Investment | $ | $ 31,602
Percentage of Investment | 2.20%
Properties under Development | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of developments | 3
Properties under Development | SNF Beds | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 143
Properties under Development | Combination ALF and MC community | Developments |
Real Estate Investments |
Number of beds/units under development | 78
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 Investment | $ | $ 11,040
Percentage of Investment | 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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