The number of real estate properties impaired as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in real estate properties impaired as of the balance sheet date.

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Sales price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Real Estate Investments - Impairment Loss (Details)	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Impairment Loss (Details)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment loss								$ 12,510,000
Net gain (loss)	$ 3,663,000		$ 4,870,000				$ 6,882,000	20,545,000
Properties sold
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price							34,752,000		$ 53,212,000
Net gain (loss)	3,663,000		4,870,000				6,882,000	20,545,000
ALF
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		3							3
Number of Beds/Units \| item		197							197
Impairment loss	$ 0		$ 0				0	$ 12,510,000	$ 12,510,000
ALF \| Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment loss					$ 434,000	$ 1,222,000
Sales price				$ 4,850,000
Net gain (loss)				$ 64,000
ALF \| Florida 1
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		1							1
Number of Beds/Units \| item		70							70
Impairment loss									$ 434,000
ALF \| Florida 2
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		1							1
Number of Beds/Units \| item		60							60
Impairment loss									$ 7,522,000
ALF \| Mississippi
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		1							1
Number of Beds/Units \| item		67							67
Impairment loss									$ 4,554,000
Sales price		$ 1,650,000
Net gain (loss)		$ 219,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price							$ 4,500,000		$ 4,850,000