Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract]

Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
SCHEDULE III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
				Costs	Gross Amount at Which
		Initial Cost to Company		Capitalized	Carried at Close of Period				Date
			Buildings &	Subsequent to		Buildings &		Accumulated	Acquired/
	Encumbrances	Land	Improvements	Acquisition	Land	Improvements	Total	Depreciation	Constructed
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Anniston, AL	—	70,000	4,476,000	—	70,000	4,476,000	4,546,000	3,053,000	10/17/1991
Moulton, AL	—	25,000	688,000	—	25,000	688,000	713,000	688,000	10/17/1991
Avondale, AZ	—	453,000	6,678,000	—	453,000	6,678,000	7,131,000	2,906,000	8/13/1996
Brooksville, FL	—	1,217,000	16,166,000	—	1,217,000	16,166,000	17,383,000	1,179,000	2/1/2010
Crystal River, FL	—	912,000	12,117,000	—	912,000	12,117,000	13,029,000	884,000	2/1/2010
Dade City, FL	—	605,000	8,042,000	—	605,000	8,042,000	8,647,000	586,000	2/1/2010
Hudson, FL (2 facilities)	—	1,290,000	22,392,000	—	1,290,000	22,392,000	23,682,000	7,851,000	Various
Merritt Island, FL	—	701,000	8,869,000	—	701,000	8,869,000	9,570,000	6,155,000	10/17/1991
New Port Richey, FL	—	228,000	3,023,000	—	228,000	3,023,000	3,251,000	220,000	2/1/2010
Plant City, FL	—	405,000	8,777,000	—	405,000	8,777,000	9,182,000	6,349,000	10/17/1991
Stuart, FL	—	787,000	9,048,000	—	787,000	9,048,000	9,835,000	6,258,000	10/17/1991
Trenton, FL	—	851,000	11,312,000	—	851,000	11,312,000	12,163,000	825,000	2/1/2010
Grangeville, ID	—	122,000	2,491,000	—	122,000	2,491,000	2,613,000	1,098,000	8/13/1996
Glasgow, KY	—	33,000	2,110,000	—	33,000	2,110,000	2,143,000	1,798,000	10/17/1991
Desloge, MO	—	178,000	3,804,000	—	178,000	3,804,000	3,982,000	2,753,000	10/17/1991
Joplin, MO	—	175,000	4,034,000	—	175,000	4,034,000	4,209,000	2,306,000	10/17/1991
Kennett, MO	—	180,000	4,928,000	—	180,000	4,928,000	5,108,000	3,647,000	10/17/1991
Maryland Heights, MO	—	482,000	5,512,000	—	482,000	5,512,000	5,994,000	4,580,000	10/17/1991
St. Charles, MO	—	150,000	4,790,000	—	150,000	4,790,000	4,940,000	3,478,000	10/17/1991
Anderson, SC	—	308,000	4,643,000	—	308,000	4,643,000	4,951,000	3,789,000	10/17/1991
Greenwood, SC	—	222,000	3,457,000	—	222,000	3,457,000	3,679,000	2,796,000	10/17/1991
Laurens, SC	—	42,000	3,426,000	—	42,000	3,426,000	3,468,000	2,535,000	10/17/1991
Orangeburg, SC	—	300,000	3,715,000	—	300,000	3,715,000	4,015,000	435,000	9/25/2008
Athens, TN	—	38,000	1,463,000	—	38,000	1,463,000	1,501,000	1,296,000	10/17/1991
Chattanooga, TN	—	143,000	2,309,000	—	143,000	2,309,000	2,452,000	1,936,000	10/17/1991
Dickson, TN	—	90,000	3,541,000	—	90,000	3,541,000	3,631,000	2,659,000	10/17/1991
Franklin, TN	—	47,000	1,130,000	—	47,000	1,130,000	1,177,000	892,000	10/17/1991
Hendersonville, TN	—	363,000	3,837,000	—	363,000	3,837,000	4,200,000	2,469,000	10/17/1991
Johnson City, TN	—	85,000	1,918,000	—	85,000	1,918,000	2,003,000	1,714,000	10/17/1991
Lewisburg, TN (2 facilities)	—	46,000	994,000	—	46,000	994,000	1,040,000	899,000	10/17/1991
McMinnville, TN	—	73,000	3,618,000	—	73,000	3,618,000	3,691,000	2,663,000	10/17/1991
Milan, TN	—	41,000	1,826,000	—	41,000	1,826,000	1,867,000	1,457,000	10/17/1991
Pulaski, TN	—	53,000	3,921,000	—	53,000	3,921,000	3,974,000	2,883,000	10/17/1991
Lawrenceburg, TN	—	98,000	2,901,000	—	98,000	2,901,000	2,999,000	2,003,000	10/17/1991
Dunlap, TN	—	35,000	3,679,000	—	35,000	3,679,000	3,714,000	2,445,000	10/17/1991

Smithville, TN	—	35,000	3,816,000	—	35,000	3,816,000	3,851,000	2,724,000	10/18/1991
Somerville, TN	—	26,000	678,000	—	26,000	678,000	704,000	605,000	10/19/1991
Sparta, TN	—	80,000	1,602,000	—	80,000	1,602,000	1,682,000	1,225,000	10/20/1991
Arlington, TX	—	355,000	8,134,000	—	355,000	8,134,000	8,489,000	2,764,000	9/1/1998
Canton, TX	—	190,000	4,396,000	—	190,000	4,396,000	4,586,000	1,494,000	9/1/1998
Ennis, TX	—	986,000	9,025,000	—	986,000	9,025,000	10,011,000	374,000	10/31/2011
Greenville, TX	—	1,800,000	13,948,000	—	1,800,000	13,948,000	15,748,000	518,000	10/31/2011
Houston, TX (5 facilities)	—	3,818,000	63,921,000	—	3,818,000	63,921,000	67,739,000	6,362,000	Various
Mesquite, TX	—	180,000	6,162,000	—	180,000	6,162,000	6,342,000	2,081,000	9/1/1998
Paris, TX	—	60,000	12,040,000	—	60,000	12,040,000	12,100,000	1,283,000	6/30/2009
Richardson, TX	—	650,000	12,035,000	—	650,000	12,035,000	12,685,000	3,960,000	9/1/1998
San Antonio, TX	—	300,000	12,150,000	—	300,000	12,150,000	12,450,000	1,405,000	6/30/2009
Kyle, TX	—	1,096,000	12,279,000	—	1,096,000	12,279,000	13,375,000	252,000	6/11/2012
Bristol, VA	—	176,000	2,511,000	—	176,000	2,511,000	2,687,000	1,834,000	10/17/1991
	—	20,600,000	348,332,000	—	20,600,000	348,332,000	368,932,000	116,366,000
Assisted Living Facilities
Gilbert, AZ	—	451,000	3,142,000	79,000	451,000	3,221,000	3,672,000	1,106,000	12/31/1998
Glendale, AZ	—	387,000	3,823,000	57,000	387,000	3,880,000	4,267,000	1,343,000	12/31/1998
Tucson, AZ (2 facilities)	—	919,000	6,656,000	190,000	919,000	6,846,000	7,765,000	2,334,000	12/31/1998
Bartow, FL	—	225,000	3,192,000	—	225,000	3,192,000	3,417,000	202,000	11/30/2010
Lakeland, FL	—	250,000	3,167,000	—	250,000	3,167,000	3,417,000	202,000	11/30/2010
Maitland, FL	—	1,687,000	5,428,000	—	1,687,000	5,428,000	7,115,000	2,496,000	8/6/1996
St. Cloud, FL	—	307,000	3,117,000	—	307,000	3,117,000	3,424,000	198,000	11/30/2010
Greensboro, GA	—	572,000	4,849,000	—	572,000	4,849,000	5,421,000	178,000	9/15/2011
Clinton, IA	—	133,000	3,215,000	—	133,000	3,215,000	3,348,000	217,000	6/30/2010
Iowa City, IA	—	297,000	2,725,000	—	297,000	2,725,000	3,022,000	211,000	6/30/2010
Weiser, ID	—	20,000	2,433,000	—	20,000	2,433,000	2,453,000	—	12/21/2012
Peoria, IL	—	403,000	4,532,000	—	403,000	4,532,000	4,935,000	379,000	10/19/2009
Carmel, IN	—	579,000	—	—	579,000	—	579,000	—	Under Const.
Crown Point, IN	—	791,000	1,367,000	—	791,000	1,367,000	2,158,000	—	Under Const.
Greenwood, IN	—	463,000	816,000	—	463,000	816,000	1,279,000	—	Under Const.
Lafayette, IN	—	546,000	4,583,000	—	546,000	4,583,000	5,129,000	307,000	6/30/2010
Overland Park, KS(C)	19,250,000	2,199,000	20,026,000	—	2,199,000	20,026,000	22,225,000	176,000	9/30/2012
Mission, KS(C)	—	1,901,000	17,310,000	—	1,901,000	17,310,000	19,211,000	152,000	9/30/2012
Bastrop, LA	—	325,000	2,456,000	—	325,000	2,456,000	2,781,000	132,000	4/30/2011
Bossier City, LA	—	500,000	3,344,000	—	500,000	3,344,000	3,844,000	188,000	4/30/2011
Minden, LA	—	280,000	1,698,000	—	280,000	1,698,000	1,978,000	90,000	4/30/2011
West Monroe, LA	—	770,000	5,627,000	—	770,000	5,627,000	6,397,000	284,000	4/30/2011
Battle Creek, MI	—	398,000	3,093,000	—	398,000	3,093,000	3,491,000	269,000	10/19/2009
Lansing, MI	—	340,000	7,908,000	—	340,000	7,908,000	8,248,000	678,000	10/19/2009
Midland, MI	—	504,000	6,612,000	—	504,000	6,612,000	7,116,000	542,000	10/19/2009
Saginaw, MI	—	248,000	4,212,000	—	248,000	4,212,000	4,460,000	358,000	10/19/2009
Champlin, MN	—	980,000	4,430,000	—	980,000	4,430,000	5,410,000	376,000	3/10/2010
Hugo, MN	—	400,000	3,800,000	—	400,000	3,800,000	4,200,000	310,000	3/10/2010
Maplewood, MN	—	1,700,000	6,510,000	—	1,700,000	6,510,000	8,210,000	549,000	3/10/2010
North Branch, MN	—	595,000	2,985,000	—	595,000	2,985,000	3,580,000	274,000	3/10/2010

Ontario, OR (2 facilities)	—	428,000	6,128,000	—	428,000	6,128,000	6,556,000	—	12/21/2012
Weatherly, PA	—	439,000	3,960,000	—	439,000	3,960,000	4,399,000	726,000	9/1/2005
Conway, SC	—	344,000	2,877,000	94,000	344,000	2,971,000	3,315,000	1,016,000	12/31/1998
Gallatin, TN	—	326,000	2,277,000	61,000	326,000	2,338,000	2,664,000	797,000	3/31/1999
Kingsport, TN	—	354,000	2,568,000	66,000	354,000	2,634,000	2,988,000	904,000	12/31/1998
Tullahoma, TN	—	191,000	2,216,000	57,000	191,000	2,273,000	2,464,000	767,000	3/31/1999
Beaver Dam, WI	—	210,000	20,099,000	—	210,000	20,099,000	20,309,000	—	12/21/2012
	19,250,000	21,462,000	183,181,000	604,000	21,462,000	183,785,000	205,247,000	17,761,000
Senior Living Campuses
Loma Linda, CA	—	1,200,000	10,800,000	—	1,200,000	10,800,000	12,000,000	77,000	9/28/2012
Nampa, ID	—	243,000	4,182,000	—	243,000	4,182,000	4,425,000	1,820,000	8/13/1996
Maitland, FL	—	2,317,000	9,161,000	—	2,317,000	9,161,000	11,478,000	5,014,000	8/6/1996
West Palm Beach, FL	—	2,771,000	4,286,000	—	2,771,000	4,286,000	7,057,000	3,525,000	8/6/1996
Silverdale, WA	—	1,750,000	23,860,000	—	1,750,000	23,860,000	25,610,000	226,000	8/16/2012
	—	8,281,000	52,289,000	—	8,281,000	52,289,000	60,570,000	10,662,000
Medical Office Buildings
Crestview, FL	—	165,000	3,349,000	—	165,000	3,349,000	3,514,000	2,061,000	6/30/1993
Pasadena, TX	—	631,000	6,342,000	—	631,000	6,342,000	6,973,000	4,005,000	1/1/1995
	—	796,000	9,691,000	—	796,000	9,691,000	10,487,000	6,066,000
Independent Living Facilities
St. Charles, MO	—	344,000	3,181,000	—	344,000	3,181,000	3,525,000	2,174,000	10/17/1991
Johnson City, TN	—	55,000	4,077,000	—	55,000	4,077,000	4,132,000	2,396,000	10/17/1991
Chattanooga, TN	—	9,000	1,567,000	—	9,000	1,567,000	1,576,000	1,076,000	10/17/1991
	—	408,000	8,825,000	—	408,000	8,825,000	9,233,000	5,646,000
Hospitals
La Mesa, CA	—	4,180,000	8,320,000	—	4,180,000	8,320,000	12,500,000	869,000	3/10/2010
Jackson, KY	—	540,000	10,163,000	—	540,000	10,163,000	10,703,000	5,548,000	6/12/1992
Murfreesboro, TN	—	2,444,000	18,178,000	—	2,444,000	17,585,000	20,029,000	109,000	10/1/2012
	—	7,164,000	36,661,000	—	7,164,000	36,068,000	43,232,000	6,526,000
Total continuing operations properties	19,250,000	58,711,000	638,979,000	604,000	58,711,000	638,990,000	697,701,000	163,027,000
Corporate office	—	158,000	677,000	—	158,000	677,000	835,000	119,000
	19,250,000	58,869,000	639,656,000	604,000	58,869,000	639,667,000	698,536,000	163,146,000

NOTES TO SCHEDULE III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

(A) See the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

(B) Depreciation is calculated using estimated useful lives up to 40 years for all completed facilities.

(C) Two properties located in Overland Park, KS and Mission, KS are encumbered jointly on a $19,250,000 mortgage due to KeyBank as described more fully in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

(D) Subsequent to NHC's transfer of the original real estate properties in 1991, we have purchased from NHC $33,909,000 of additions to those properties. As the additions were purchased from NHC rather than developed by us, the $33,909,000 has been included as Initial Cost to Company.

(E) This schedule excludes assets held for sale.

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
SCHEDULE III - REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010
(in thousands)
	December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Investment in Real Estate:
Balance at beginning of period	$	541,493		$	463,197		$	350,786
Additions through cash expenditures	110,601			75,806			98,736
Additions through contingent liabilities	—			5,478			1,000
Additions through assumption of debt	19,250			—			—
Additions through conveyance of noncontrolling interest	10,964			—			—
Additions through settlement of mortgage note	—			—			22,936
Sale of properties for cash	(17,259		)	(2,988		)	(5,000		)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, net	39,323			—			—
Reclassification to assets held for sale, net	(5,836		)	—			(5,261		)
Balance at end of period	$	698,536		$	541,493		$	463,197
Accumulated Depreciation:
Balance at beginning of period	$	146,698		$	135,543		$	126,925
Addition charged to costs and expenses	16,981			11,992			11,203
Sale of properties	(6,250		)	(837		)	(769		)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, net	9,942			—			—
Reclassification to assets held for sale	(4,225		)	—			(1,816		)
Balance at end of period	$	163,146		$	146,698		$	135,543