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Investment In Preferred Stock, At Cost (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Investment income and other	$ 1,135,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet	$ 1,067,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet
Investment in cumulative preferred stock of LTC properties	2,000,000
Original cost of cost method investments	38,132,000nhi_OriginalCostOfCostMethodInvestments
Nonvoting Convertible Preferred Stock	2,000,000nhi_NonvotingConvertiblePreferredStock
Closing Price Of LTC's Common Stock	$ 46.00nhi_ClosingPriceOfLTCsCommonStock
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	8.50%
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	$ 19.25
Preferred Dividends [Member]
Investment income and other	$ 818,000	$ 818,000

The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.

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