Dispositions assets held for sale and discontinued operations.

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Number of properties sold.

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Number of real property facilities satisfying held for sale criteria.

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Gain (loss) after tax expense (benefit), not previously recognized and resulting from the sale of a business component, which is recognized at the date of sale. A gain (loss) reflects the amount by which the consideration received exceeds (is exceeded by) the net carrying amount (reflecting previous provisions for loss on disposal, if any) of the disposal group.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 43

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 47

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Year Property	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charge		$ 947,000	$ 202,000	$ 947,000
Dispositions Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Numbers of properties sold			41
Gain (loss) on sales of properties	185,000	10,526,000	56,565,000	20,559,000
Seniors housing triple-net [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of real property facilities satisfying held for sale criteria			2
Impairment charge			$ 202,000
Medical facilities [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of real property facilities satisfying held for sale criteria			1