Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 properties	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 properties	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 National HealthCare Corporation [Member] properties	Jan. 31, 2011 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Legend Healthcare [Member] properties	Feb. 28, 2011 Current Tenant of 2 MOB's [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Current Tenant of 2 MOB's [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Current Tenant of 2 MOB's [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 ALF in Daytona [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 ALF in Daytona [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Disposal [Member] Fundamental Long Term Care Holdings [Member] properties	Feb. 28, 2011 Disposal [Member] Current Tenant of 2 MOB's [Member] properties	Aug. 31, 2011 Disposal [Member] ALF in Daytona [Member] beds_or_units	Jun. 30, 2012 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] properties	Dec. 31, 2009 Assets Held-for-sale [Member] properties
Number of Real Estate Properties	98		98		41				9						6	2		5	6
Revenues	$ 1,247,000	$ 1,292,000	$ 2,470,000	$ 2,613,000			$ 2,470,000	$ 2,400,000			$ 0	$ 41,000	$ 0	$ 172,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties, Net of Applicable Income Taxes	0	0	0	2,299,000		461,000				1,838,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property																	60
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	1,247,000	1,275,000	2,470,000	2,579,000
Proceeds from Sale of Other Real Estate			$ 0	$ 5,771,000