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Real Estate Properties - Discontinued Operations and Properties Held for Sale (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) community | Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property community building item | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 property building
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | property |  |  |  |  |  | 428 |  |
Number of buildings owned | building |  |  |  |  |  | 452 |  |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | $ (557) | $ (350) | $ 1,484 |
Senior living communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | community |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |
Senior living communities | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold | $ 850 | $ 155 |  | $ 250 |  |  |  |
Senior living communities | Other Assets | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities | property |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of living units | item |  |  |  |  |  | 257 |  |
Real estate properties, held for sale |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,077 |  |
MOBs | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | property |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 3
Number of buildings owned | building |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 3
Sale price of property sold and agreed to be sold |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |  |
MOBs | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Number of buildings owned | building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
MOBs | Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income |  |  |  |  | 111 | $ 56 | 3,837 |
Property operating expenses |  |  |  |  | (668) | (406) | (2,353) |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | $ (557) | $ (350) | $ 1,484 |

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