Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as such, are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements. We do, however, lease certain managed senior living communities to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our subsidiaries, file a separate consolidated federal corporate income tax return and are subject to federal and state income taxes. Our consolidated income tax provision includes the income tax provision related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state income taxes we incur despite our taxation as a REIT. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we recognized income tax benefit of $146 and expense of $79, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we recognized income tax benefit of $47 and expense of $444, respectively.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as such, are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements. We do, however, lease certain managed senior living communities to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our subsidiaries, file a separate consolidated federal corporate income tax return and are subject to federal and state income taxes. Our consolidated income tax provision includes the income tax provision related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state income taxes we incur despite our taxation as a REIT. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we recognized income tax benefit of $146 and expense of $79, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we recognized income tax benefit of $47 and expense of $444, respectively.