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Real Estate Investments - Financing Receivable (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) lease property	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property item	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property item	Nov. 30, 2023
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	127
Gross Investment	$ 1,342,921
Interest income from financing receivables	3,830	$ 3,751
Lease renewal term						4 years
Provision for credit losses	24	1,731
Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			14		14
Number of Beds/Units \| item					822
Gross Investment			$ 197,990		$ 197,990
LTC Contributions					$ 179,834
Interest income from financing receivables	$ 3,830	$ 3,751
ALF & MC
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual initial cash yield	7.25%
Lease term	10 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease	2
Lease renewal term	5 years
Percentage of contractual initial cash yield in year three	7.50%
Percentage of floor on initial cash yield	2.00%
Percentage of ceiling on initial cash yield	4.00%
Maximum percentage of purchase option to buy properties	50.00%
Percentage of cash return	9.00%
ALF & MC \| Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual initial cash yield	7.25%	7.25%
Interest income from financing receivables	$ 2,426	$ 2,345
ALF & MC \| North Carolina \| Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property			11		11
Number of Beds/Units \| item			523
Gross Investment			$ 121,321		$ 121,321
LTC Contributions			$ 117,490
SNF
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	50
Gross Investment	$ 597,015
Lease term	10 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| lease	2
Lease renewal term	5 years
SNF \| Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual initial cash yield	7.25%	7.25%
Interest income from financing receivables	$ 1,404	$ 1,406
SNF \| Florida \| Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property				3
Number of Beds/Units \| item				299
Gross Investment				$ 76,669
LTC Contributions				$ 62,344