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Real Estate Investments - Types of property Development and Improvement (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	$ 14,866,000
Developments | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	15,052,000	$ 25,717,000
Improvements | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	2,121,000	2,063,000
ALF | Developments | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	10,266,000	19,251,000
ALF | Improvements | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	1,826,000	1,131,000
SNF | Developments | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	4,786,000	6,466,000
SNF | Improvements | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects		500,000
Other | Improvements | Development and Improvement Commitments
Real estate investments
Invested in projects	$ 295,000	$ 432,000

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