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Real Estate Properties (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) property | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) property item | May. 31, 2015 USD ($) state property community item | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) building | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) property | Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² state property building | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) community | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property community building item | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) property community building | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft² property community building item | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) property building | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property building
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 428 |  | 428 |  |
Number of buildings owned | building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 452 |  | 452 |  |
Number of states in which properties are located | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 |  | 43 |  |
Real estate properties, at cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,238,611 | $ 7,392,221 |  | $ 7,392,221 |  | $ 6,238,611
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 983,850 | $ 1,066,686 |  | 1,066,686 |  | $ 983,850
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169,136 | $ 15,630 |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |
Number of properties to be sold | property |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on the sale of property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,396 |  | $ 2,552 |
Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 395 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Managed Senior Living Communities | Five Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 838 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees paid to terminate the agreement |  |  | $ 975 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MOBs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Number of buildings classified as held for sale | building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
Number of buildings sold | building |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold |  |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192 |  | 192 |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |
Number of properties to be sold | property |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties, held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,280 |  | $ 1,280 |  |
Senior living communities | Five Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired, referred to as managed properties |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |  | 60 | 44 | 60 |  |
Real estate improvements purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,392 | $ 17,423 |
Increase or decrease in annual lease rent payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 757 | $ 1,394 |
Senior living communities | Five Star | TRS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs plus other settlement adjustments |  |  | $ 9,750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,955 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period |  |  | 11 years 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired | property |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 2,119 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities with delayed closing | community |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units with delayed closing | item |  |  | 87 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which property is located | state |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 454,026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  | $ (44,395) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate on debt (as a percent) |  |  | 5.07% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium on Assumed Debt |  |  | $ (1,125) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible lease assets recorded |  |  | 53,513 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities recorded |  |  | $ (18,091) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities | Leasing Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operators | item |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 1,273 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which property is located | state |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 318,726 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  | $ (94,786) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate on debt (as a percent) |  |  | 4.12% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium on Assumed Debt |  |  | $ 832 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible lease assets recorded |  |  | 73,044 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities recorded |  |  | $ (1,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | MOBs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 23 |  | 2
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Number of states in which property is located | state |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 539,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional consideration excluded from purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | 7,377 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  |  |  |  | $ (29,955) |  |  |  | $ (29,955) |  | $ 15,630
Weighted average interest rate on debt (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 4.73% |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  |  |  |  |  | 2,170 |  | 2,170 |  | 2,170 |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs plus other settlement adjustments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 531,623 |  |  |  | $ 531,623 |  |
Premium on Assumed Debt |  |  |  |  |  | (1,074) |  |  |  | (1,074) |  |
Intangible lease assets recorded |  |  |  |  |  | 85,496 |  | $ 85,496 |  | 85,496 |  |
Intangible lease liabilities recorded |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,298) |  | $ (3,298) |  | (3,298) |  |
Acquisition | MOBs | Above market lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | MOBs | In-place lease intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | MOBs | Below market lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average amortization period |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years 1 month 6 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired |  |  | 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Number of living units | item |  |  | 3,352 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 762,611 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional consideration excluded from purchase price |  |  | 1,391 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  | $ 139,181 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Senior living communities | Five Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 838 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement to acquire | Managed Senior Living Communities | TRS | Non Leasing Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement to acquire | Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired | property |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  | 84 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  | $ 18,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  | $ 139,181 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate on debt (as a percent) |  |  | 4.43% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale | Senior living communities | Five Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold | $ 850 | 155 |  |  | $ 250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase or decrease in annual lease rent payable |  | $ (16) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | $ 29,395 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 13,110 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land | Acquisition | MOBs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58,294 |  |  |  | 58,294 |  |
Buildings and improvements | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 369,445 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Buildings and improvements | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 220,531 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Buildings and improvements | Acquisition | MOBs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  |  |  |  | $ 392,205 |  |  |  | $ 392,205 |  |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 20,889 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | $ 12,209 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Georgia | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 8,750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities recorded |  |  | (1,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Georgia | Land | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 975 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Georgia | Buildings and improvements | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | $ 8,775 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pennsylvania | Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold |  |  |  |  | $ 250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 States | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired | property |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 2,119 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 454,026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  | (44,395) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium on Assumed Debt |  |  | (1,125) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible lease assets recorded |  |  | 53,513 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities recorded |  |  | (18,091) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 States | Land | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 29,395 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 States | Buildings and improvements | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 369,445 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
11 States | Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Acquisition | Triple Net Leased Net Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | $ 20,889 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 States | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired or agreed to be acquired | property |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid plus Assumed Debt, excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 309,976 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumption of mortgage notes payable |  |  | (94,786) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium on Assumed Debt |  |  | 832 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible lease assets recorded |  |  | 73,044 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 States | Land | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 12,135 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 States | Buildings and improvements | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | 211,756 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 States | Furniture, fixtures and equipment | Acquisition | Managed Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property plant and equipment recorded |  |  | $ 12,209 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IOWA | Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold |  | $ 155 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wisconsin | Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold | $ 850 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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