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Real Estate Properties (Details) ft² in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 09, 2017 USD ($) property | Jul. 12, 2017 USD ($) ft² building property | Jan. 17, 2017 USD ($) ft² building property | Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft² building property | Jul. 12, 2017 USD ($) ft² building property | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) state building property
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | property |  |  |  |  |  | 435
Number of buildings owned | building |  |  |  |  |  | 461
Number of states in which properties are located | state |  |  |  |  |  | 42
Impairment of assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Acquisition | MOBs |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  | 176 |  |  | 176 |
Purchase price including closing costs and working capital adjustments |  |  |  |  | $ 31,707,000 |
Acquisition | MOBs | Kansas |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  |  | 117 |  |  |
Purchase price including closing costs and working capital adjustments |  |  | $ 15,106,000 |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs |  |  | $ 35,000 |  |  |
Acquisition | MOBs | Maryland |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  | 59 |  |  | 59 |
Purchase price including closing costs and working capital adjustments |  | $ 16,601,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs |  | $ 383,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Acquisition | MOBs | Minnesota and North Carolina |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  |  |  | 255 |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  |  |  | $ 38,650,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Scenario, Plan | Acquisition | MOBs | Kansas and New Jersey |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  |  |  | 302 |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  |  |  | $ 71,100,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Scenario, Plan | Acquisition | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 6.20% |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property | 6 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs | $ 104,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed in an acquisition | $ 33,696,000 |  |  |  |  |

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