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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount $ 63,630,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount $ 60,639,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Variable Interest Rate Debt [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 624,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
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537,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Interest Rate Debt [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 254,150,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
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79,365,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount 72,435,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
67,201,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Reported Value Measurement [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount 63,630,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
60,639,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Variable Interest Rate Debt [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 624,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= nhi_VariableInterestRateDebtMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
537,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= nhi_VariableInterestRateDebtMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fixed Interest Rate Debt [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure $ 238,726,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= nhi_FixedInterestRateDebtMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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$ 80,080,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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