Investments In Marketable Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES

Our investments in marketable securities include available-for-sale securities which are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are presented as a component of other comprehensive income. Realized gains and losses from securities sales are determined based upon specific identification of the securities.

Marketable securities consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Common stock of other healthcare REITs	$	4,088	$	13,577	$	4,088	$	12,884

Gross unrealized gains related to available-for-sale securities were $9,489,000 at September 30, 2013 and $8,796,000 at December 31, 2012.