Business (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014 Number properties
Business [Line Items]
Number of properties in diversified portfolio	1,180	[1],[2]
Number of states in diversified portfolio	46
Controlling [Member]
Business [Line Items]
Number of properties in diversified portfolio	1,246

[1] (1)     Genesis is in our seniors housing triple-net segment. Sunrise, Revera, and Belmont Village are in our seniors housing operating segment. Benchmark is in both our seniors housing triple-net and seniors housing operating segments.

[2] (2)     Excludes our share of investments in unconsolidated entities. Please see Note ##7NOTE for additional information.