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

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The number of beds or units in a real estate property sold by the entity.

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The number of real estate properties sold by the entity.

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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
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-Paragraph 28
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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
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Real Estate Investments - Properties Sales (Details)	3 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Properties Sales (Details)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) property item	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) property item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Disposals and other
Carrying value	$ 916,719,000		$ 925,848,000
Net gain (loss)	$ 171,000	$ 3,251,000
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests related to property sale		$ 2,305,000
Properties sold
Disposals and other
Number of properties sold \| property	2	7
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	68	378
Sales price	$ 1,670,000	$ 26,293,000
Carrying value	1,340,000	22,056,000
Net gain (loss)	$ 171,000	$ 3,251,000
Properties sold \| Ohio
Disposals and other
Number of properties sold \| property	1
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	39
Sales price	$ 1,000,000
Carrying value	670,000
Net gain (loss)	$ 267,000
Properties sold \| Florida
Disposals and other
Number of properties sold \| property		1
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item		60
Sales price		$ 4,500,000
Carrying value		4,579,000
Net gain (loss)		$ (319,000)
Properties sold \| Oklahoma
Disposals and other
Number of properties sold \| property	1
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item	29
Sales price	$ 670,000
Carrying value	670,000
Net gain (loss)	$ (96,000)
Properties sold \| Texas
Disposals and other
Number of properties sold \| property		5
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item		208
Sales price		$ 1,600,000
Carrying value		1,282,000
Net gain (loss)		$ (356,000)
Properties sold \| Wisconsin
Disposals and other
Number of properties sold \| property		1
Number of beds or units in property sold \| item		110
Sales price		$ 20,193,000
Carrying value		16,195,000
Net gain (loss)		3,986,000
Properties sold \| Location Not Specified [Member]
Disposals and other
Net gain (loss)		(60,000)
Properties sold \| ALF \| Wisconsin
Disposals and other
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests related to property sale		$ 2,305,000