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
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Section 45
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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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					12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Impairment Loss (Details)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property item	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property item	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property item	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment loss						$ 6,953,000	$ 15,775,000	$ 3,422,000
Net gain (loss)						7,979,000	37,296,000	37,830,000
Properties sold
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price						40,002,000	82,821,000	74,345,000
Net gain (loss)						$ 7,979,000	$ 37,296,000	$ 37,830,000
ALF
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		10			3	3	10	3
Number of Beds/Units \| item		445			130	124	445	130
Impairment loss						$ 6,953,000	$ 15,775,000	$ 3,422,000
ALF \| Ohio
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property						1
Number of Beds/Units \| item						39
Impairment loss						$ 780,000
ALF \| Oklahoma
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property						1
Number of Beds/Units \| item						29
Impairment loss						$ 153,000
ALF \| Texas
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property		7				1	7
Number of Beds/Units \| item		248				56	248
Impairment loss						$ 6,020,000	$ 3,265,000
ALF \| Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property					1			1
Number of Beds/Units \| item					70			70
Impairment loss	$ 434,000				$ 1,222,000			$ 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 \| Kentucky
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property					1			1
Number of Beds/Units \| item					60			60
Impairment loss								$ 1,286,000
Sales price				$ 11,000,000
Net gain (loss)				$ 57,000
ALF \| Colorado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property					1			1
Impairment loss								$ 914,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Oklahoma
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price							800,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Texas
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price						1,600,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price						4,500,000	23,600,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Mississippi
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price							1,650,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Kentucky
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price							$ 11,000,000
ALF \| Properties sold \| Colorado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Sales price						$ 5,250,000