Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Contribution of financing receivables from non-controlling interests	$ 61,025	$ 12,965	$ 14,325
Investment in financing receivables	(163,460)
Exchange of mortgage loans for controlling interests in joint ventures accounted for as financing receivables	102,435
Seller financing related to property sales		13,750
Exchange of mezzanine loan and related prepayment fee for participating interest in mortgage loan		(8,841)
Reserves withheld at financing and mortgage loan receivable origination		(3,641)	107
Write-off of notes receivable	(290)	(3,561)
Accretion of interest reserve recorded as mortgage loan receivable	233	1,939	6,192
Preferred return reserve related to investment in unconsolidated joint ventures			351
Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements	(2,295)	(2,609)	$ 8,891
Transfer of joint venture partner's non-controlling interest to LTC	1,240
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests	3,820	$ 1,644
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests related to property sale	$ 2,305

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Distributions paid to non-controlling interest.

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Distributions paid to non-controlling interest related to property sale.

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Amount of financing and mortgage loan receivable reserve withheld at origination.

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Mortgage loans exchanged for controlling in joint ventures accounted for as financing receivables.

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Amount of beneficial interest received as consideration for transferring noncash financial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, trade receivable in securitization transaction.

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