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Real Estate Properties (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012 item | Jun. 30, 2011 item | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2012 Five Star item | Jun. 30, 2012 Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. item | Jun. 30, 2012 Acquisition Five Star | Jun. 30, 2012 Acquisition Five Star | Jul. 31, 2012 Acquisition Stellar Senior Living, LLC | Jun. 30, 2012 Operations Transfer Agreement TRS item | May 31, 2012 Operations Transfer Agreement Five Star TRS item | Jun. 30, 2012 Operations Transfer Agreement Five Star TRS item | Jun. 30, 2012 Operations Transfer Agreement Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. item | May 31, 2012 Operations Transfer Agreement Senior living communities Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. item | Feb. 29, 2012 Priceville, Alabama Acquisition Living units item | Feb. 29, 2012 Priceville, Alabama Acquisition Senior living communities | May 31, 2012 Charleston, South Carolina Acquisition Living units item | May 31, 2012 Charleston, South Carolina Acquisition Senior living communities | May 31, 2012 Charleston, South Carolina Acquisition Senior living communities Five Star | May 31, 2012 Georgia Acquisition MOB sqft | May 31, 2012 Georgia Additional acquisition MOB sqft | Jun. 30, 2012 Hawaii Acquisition MOB sqft | Jun. 30, 2012 Maryland Acquisition MOB sqft | Jul. 31, 2012 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Acquisition Living units item | Jul. 31, 2012 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Acquisition Senior living communities | Jul. 31, 2012 Houston, Texas Acquisition MOB item sqft | Jun. 30, 2012 Six states Acquisition item | Jun. 30, 2012 Six states Acquisition Senior living communities item | Jun. 30, 2012 Six states Acquisition MOB item | Jun. 30, 2012 Massachusetts Acquisition MOB sqft | Jul. 31, 2012 Massachusetts Sale MOB item | Jul. 31, 2012 Florida and Minnesota Acquisition MOB sqft | Jun. 30, 2012 Pennsylvania Sale Senior living communities item | Jul. 31, 2012 Colorado, Idaho and Washington Acquisition Living units item | Jul. 31, 2012 Colorado, Idaho and Washington Acquisition Senior living communities item | Jun. 30, 2012 Missouri and New York Acquisition Living units item | Jul. 31, 2012 Minnesota Acquisition MOB item sqft
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | 375 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which properties are located | 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Number of units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92 |  | 59 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 232 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 511 |  | 397 |
Number of acquisition agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Aggregate purchase price of properties acquired, excluding closing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,300 |  | $ 8,059 |  | $ 8,600 | $ 23,100 | $ 70,495 | $ 18,250 |  | $ 37,273 | $ 16,850 | $ 126,700 |  |  |  |  | $ 7,750 |  |  | $ 36,500 |  | $ 15,275
Assumption of mortgage notes payable | 56,789 | 48,062 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,789 |  |  | 52,000 |  |  |  |  | 49,447 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,876 |  | 9,676
Intangible assets recorded related to acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 583 |  | 362 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible lease assets recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,392 | 6,421 | 4,306 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible lease liabilities recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  | 629 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired, referred as managed properties |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of real estate properties acquired (in square feet) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,440 | 111,538 | 204,429 | 92,180 |  |  | 63,082 |  |  |  | 35,000 |  | 52,858 |  |  |  |  | 76,637
Number of real estate properties leased |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties under accelerated lease termintion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities under accelerated lease termintion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities under management operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to purchase the inventory and certain improvements owned by Sunrise | 123,867 | 306,819 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Real estate properties, held for sale | 1,715 |  | 1,715 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of asset charges recorded | 3,071 | 166 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties impaired | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate improvements purchased |  |  |  | 14,093 |  | 7,775 | 14,093 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase or decrease in annual lease rent payable |  |  |  | 1,137 |  | 625 | 1,137 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual lease rent payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,920 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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