Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Loan Commitments) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	$ 256,450,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(287,282,000)	$ (340,143,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	59,084,000
$300M Term Loan [Member]
Term Loans, Outstanding Balance	300,000,000
Bickford Senior Living [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(33,458,000)
Senior Living Communities [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	38,870,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(38,870,000)
Note A [Member] \| LCS Sagewood [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	118,800,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(91,256,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	27,544,000
Note A [Member] \| Senior Living Communities [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	12,000,000
Note B [Member] \| LCS Sagewood [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	61,200,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(61,200,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	0
Note B [Member] \| Senior Living Communities [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	2,000,000
Development Commitment [Member] \| Bickford Senior Living [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	42,900,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(29,458,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	13,442,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Living Communities [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	12,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(6,170,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	5,830,000
Working Capital \| 41 Management [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	10,800,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(8,532,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	2,268,000
Working Capital \| Timber Ridge OpCo
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	5,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	0
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	5,000,000
Working Capital \| Watermark Retirement [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	5,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	0
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	5,000,000
Working Capital \| Discovery Senior Living [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments, Fixed Rates	750,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	(750,000)
Notes Receivable Funding Commitment	0
Notes Receivable Remain Unfunded [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount	$ (197,366,000)

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