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The number of real estate properties owned by the entity, which are classified as held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

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Real Estate Properties - Schedule of Real Estate Properties (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) ft² building	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) living_unit building	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² building	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) ft² building	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² building	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) building	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) building	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of Assets						$ 31,175		$ 2,213	$ 42,409	$ 8,419
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| building									12
Sales Price									$ 68,154
Gain (loss) on Sale									2,614
Impairment of Assets									8,171
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Medical Office Buildings \| Louisiana
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| building					6
Square Feet \| ft²					40,575
Sales Price					$ 5,925
Gain (loss) on Sale					(81)
Impairment of Assets					$ 0
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Medical Office Buildings \| Pennsylvania
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| building				1
Square Feet \| ft²				50,000
Sales Price				$ 2,900
Gain (loss) on Sale				0
Impairment of Assets				$ (47)
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Medical Office Buildings \| Texas
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| building			1
Square Feet \| ft²			70,229
Sales Price			$ 8,779
Gain (loss) on Sale			2,863
Impairment of Assets			$ 0
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Medical Office Buildings \| South Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| building	1
Square Feet \| ft²	49,242
Sales Price	$ 3,550
Gain (loss) on Sale	0
Impairment of Assets	$ 2,753
Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Senior Living Communities \| California
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties sold \| building		3
Number of Units \| living_unit		599
Sales Price		$ 47,000
Gain (loss) on Sale		(168)
Impairment of Assets		$ 5,465
Held-for-sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of Assets							$ 3,071		$ 31,167
Number of real estate properties held for sale	21					21			21			21
Undepreciated Carrying Value											$ 112,631
Held-for-sale \| Medical Office Buildings
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of Assets									$ 415
Number of real estate properties held for sale \| building	3					3			3
Undepreciated Carrying Value											11,832
Held-for-sale \| Senior Living Communities
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of Assets									$ 30,752
Number of real estate properties held for sale \| building	15					15			15
Undepreciated Carrying Value											52,563
Held-for-sale \| Triple Net Leased Senior Living Communities
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of Assets									$ 0
Number of real estate properties held for sale \| building	3					3			3
Undepreciated Carrying Value											$ 48,236