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Leases and Management Agreements with Five Star (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 09, 2017 USD ($) property | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) pooling_agreement community | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) community | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) community | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) lease_agreement community | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) community | Jun. 30, 2017 community | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | May 31, 2015
Five Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities leased by the Company | community |  |  |  | 185 | 183 | 185 | 183 |  |  |
Number of leases with related party | lease_agreement |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Total rental income recognized |  |  |  | $ 51,333 | $ 50,417 | $ 153,441 | $ 146,758 |  |  |
Related party transaction, annual rents due |  |  |  | 1,353 | 1,367 | 4,190 | 4,228 |  |  |
Rents receivable |  |  |  | 17,120 |  | 17,120 |  |  | $ 18,320 |
Real estate improvements purchased |  |  |  |  |  | 30,698 | 15,306 |  |  |
Increase or decrease in annual lease rent payable |  |  |  |  |  | 2,464 | 1,228 |  |  |
Number of communities included in expansion and development project | community |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Related party transaction, annual rent increase percentage in addition to rate applicable on outstanding borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |
Property management agreement expense |  |  |  | $ 3,414 | 3,070 | $ 10,531 | $ 8,689 |  |  |
Number of pre-existing management agreements terminated | pooling_agreement |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pre-existing management agreements | pooling_agreement |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, number of communities subject to reset of annual minimum return | community |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Five Star | Rents from significant lessee | Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
% of Total (as a percent) |  |  |  | 19.20% |  | 19.30% |  |  |  |
Five Star | Rents from significant lessee | Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
% of Total (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 27.50% |  |  |  |
Five Star | A L Pooling Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, management fees as percentage of gross revenues |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00%
Related party transaction property management agreement, payment of capital expenditure as percentage of the funded amount |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, incentive fee as percentage of annual net operating income after realization of specified percentage of annual return |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00%
Five Star | A L Pooling Agreements | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, management fees as percentage of gross revenues |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Five Star | A L Pooling Agreements | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, management fees as percentage of gross revenues |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Five Star | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of communities managed by related party | community |  |  |  |  |  | 68 | 63 |  |  |
Number of separate management agreements | pooling_agreement |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Five Star | Senior Living Communities | Four States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | community |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate aggregate purchase price |  |  | $ 112,350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Land Parce | Delaware |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase or decrease in annual lease rent payable |  | $ 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  | $ 750 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Five Star | A L Pooling Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, annual rent increase percentage in addition to rate applicable on outstanding borrowings | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, management fees as percentage of gross revenues | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction property management agreement, payment of capital expenditure as percentage of the funded amount | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, property management agreement, incentive fee as percentage of annual net operating income after realization of specified percentage of annual return | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property management agreement, annual return as percentage of invested capital | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Scenario, Plan | Acquisition | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs | $ 104,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed in an acquisition | $ 33,696 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Scenario, Plan | Acquisition | Five Star | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs | $ 104,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rehabilitation Services | Five Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related party |  |  |  | $ 1,884 | $ 1,866 | $ 5,713 | $ 5,755 |  |  |

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