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Share-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Stock Option Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Options outstanding, January 1 516,674us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber     509,422us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Options outstanding, December 31 871,671us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber   211,675us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 509,422us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Options exercisable, December 31 644,990us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber      
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, January 1 $ 59.20us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1     $ 42.03us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 60.43us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1   $ 46.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1 $ 42.03us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options exercisable, December 31 $ 59.79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options outstanding, December 31 3 years 4 months 28 days      
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options exercisable, December 31 3 years 2 months 29 days      
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 8,308us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue      
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Options exercisable, December 31 $ 6,559us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1      
2005 Plan [Member]        
Options granted   360,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
340,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
 
Options exercised (26,670)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
(55,001)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
(618,481)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options granted   $ 64.49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
$ 47.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options exercised $ 47.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
$ 45.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
$ 43.63us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandFivePlanMember
 
2012 Plan [Member]        
Options granted 400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember
     
Options exercised (3,333)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember
     
Options forfeited (15,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options granted $ 61.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options exercised $ 61.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options forfeited $ 64.49us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember
     
1997 Plan [Member]        
Options exercised     (19,266)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_NineteenNinetySevenPlanMember
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options exercised     $ 33.26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= nhi_NineteenNinetySevenPlanMember
 
Grant Date 2-22-2011 [Member]        
Options outstanding, December 31 15,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2222011Member
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 45.58us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2222011Member
     
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options outstanding, December 31 1 year 1 month 23 days      
Grant Date 2-25-2011 [Member]        
Options outstanding, December 31 33,336us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2252011Member
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 46.22us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2252011Member
     
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options outstanding, December 31 1 year 1 month 26 days      
Grant Date 2-21-2012 [Member]        
Options outstanding, December 31 81,668us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2212012Member
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 47.52us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2212012Member
     
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options outstanding, December 31 2 years 1 month 23 days      
Grant Date 2-25-2013 [Member]        
Options outstanding, December 31 345,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2252013Member
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 64.49us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2252013Member
     
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options outstanding, December 31 3 years 1 month 27 days      
Grant Date 2-25-2014 [Member]        
Options outstanding, December 31 396,667us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2252014Member
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options outstanding, December 31 $ 61.31us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nhi_GrantDate2252014Member
     
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years), Options outstanding, December 31 4 years 1 month 27 days