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Real Estate Properties (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² building community property | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) living_unit community property | Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² living_unit building community property | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) state living_unit property | Nov. 30, 2017 property | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) living_unit property | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) community | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² building community property | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties owned | property | 444 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 444 |
Number of buildings owned | building | 470 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 470 |
Number of states in which properties are located | state |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  |  |
Assumed Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27,798 | $ 0
Impairment of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties held-for-sale | community | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Real estate held-for-sale | $ 18,479 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,479 |
Five Star | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |
Five Star | Senior Living Communities | Alabama and Indiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  |  |  | $ 39,457 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs |  |  |  | $ 307 |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquired private pay independent living units | living_unit |  |  |  | 229 |  |  |  |  |
Five Star | Senior Living Communities | Tennessee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | community |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  |  | $ 19,868 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs |  |  | $ 201 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquired private pay independent living units | living_unit |  |  | 88 |  |  |  |  |  |
Five Star | Senior Living Communities | Arizona |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | community |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  | $ 22,622 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs |  | $ 372 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquired private pay independent living units | living_unit |  | 127 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed Debt |  | $ 16,748 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast | Five Star | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | community |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Purchase price excluding closing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,300 |  |
Assumed Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,800 |  |
Acquisition | MOBs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² | 535,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 535,000 |
Assumed Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,050 |
Acquisition | MOBs | Kansas, Missouri And California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs |  |  | $ 544 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings acquired | building |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed Debt |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | MOBs | Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and certain other transaction related costs | $ 525 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of buildings acquired | building | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of real estate properties (in square feet) | ft² | 135,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135,000 |
Assumed Debt | $ 11,050 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Five Star | Senior Living Communities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Number of acquired private pay independent living units | living_unit |  |  |  |  |  | 215 |  |  |
Assumed Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,748 |  |  |
Acquisition | Five Star | Senior Living Communities | Tennessee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed Debt |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition | Five Star | Senior Living Communities | Arizona |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumed Debt |  | $ 16,748 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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