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Investment Activity (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Investment Activity (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 01, 2022 USD ($) property facility	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) bedOrUnitInTheProperty	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) property boardMember facility lease	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) property boardMember facility lease	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2022 property	Apr. 01, 2022 property masterLease	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Full payment of an outstanding construction note receivable		$ 9,100,000
Gains on sales of real estate, net				$ 14,840,000			$ 19,941,000	$ 28,342,000	$ 26,426,000
Impairment of real estate				9,500,000				38,300,000
Rental income				59,394,000			67,043,000	163,935,000	$ 210,143,000
Net real estate balance				$ 32,600,000				$ 32,600,000
Percentage of continuing revenue								12.00%	0.00%
Straight-line rental income								$ (11,360,000)	$ 12,189,000
Number of leases \| lease				4				4
Real estate properties, net				$ 2,140,853,000				$ 2,140,853,000					$ 2,317,880,000
Real Estate
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate								$ 5,700,000
Number of real estate properties \| property				162				162
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate properties, net				$ 261,300,000				$ 261,300,000
Lease Option
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property				3				3
Lease Option, Between 2025 and 2028
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income				$ 1,800,000			1,700,000	$ 5,300,000	5,100,000
Real estate properties, net				$ 60,100,000				$ 60,100,000
Lease Extended Until 2028
Real Estate [Line Items]
Lease escalator minimum				8.00%				8.00%
Lease Payment Deferral and Abatement
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income								$ 10,700,000
Lease Payment Deferral
Real Estate [Line Items]
Operating lease income								$ 47,300,000
Geographic Concentration Risk \| Investment Consideration Benchmark \| South Carolina
Real Estate [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage								12.10%
Geographic Concentration Risk \| Investment Consideration Benchmark \| Texas
Real Estate [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage								11.10%
Asset Held For Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property				2				2
Asset Held For Sale \| Real Estate
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property				10				10
Reclassified to assets held for sale in the second quarter of 2022
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property				6				6
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income				$ 1,100,000			1,200,000	$ 2,000,000	3,500,000
Encore Senior Living
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of units acquired in a assisted living facility \| bedOrUnitInTheProperty		53
Acquisition price		$ 13,300,000
Cash consideration of an ongoing property tax appeal		$ 800,000
Cash consideration expected to be paid								$ 0
Master lease, term				15 years				15 years
Initial lease rate				7.25%				7.25%
Annual escalator of lease				2.50%				2.50%
Bickford Senior Living
Real Estate [Line Items]
Escrow deposit				$ 2,400,000				$ 2,400,000
Rental income				$ 7,100,000				$ 17,000,000	$ 26,224,000
Number of real estate properties \| property				36				36			3
Percentage of continuing revenue									11.00%
Loan and lease losses, write-offs					$ 18,100,000
Lease incentives					$ 7,100,000
Amortization of rate deferral								$ 6,000,000
Bickford Senior Living \| Lease Extended Until 2028
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income								28,300,000
Number of real estate properties \| property					11							27
Number of master lease agreements \| masterLease												3
Bickford Senior Living \| Lease Payment Deferral and Abatement
Real Estate [Line Items]
Operating lease income							3,500,000	5,500,000	$ 13,800,000
Bickford Senior Living \| Lease Payment Deferral
Real Estate [Line Items]
Operating lease income						$ 1,500,000		$ 26,000,000
Bickford Senior Living \| Facilities Transitioned To Other Operators
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property			1			1
Lessor, operating lease, term of contract			10 years			10 years
Bickford Senior Living \| Assisted Living Facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Straight-line rent receivable			$ 700,000
Bickford Senior Living \| Asset Held For Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property				2				2
Bickford Senior Living \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property														6
Discovery
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate				$ 23,700,000
Discovery \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Amount of real estate sold in cash consideration				16,900,000
Asset disposition transaction cost				500,000
National HealthCare Corporation (“NHC”)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income								$ 27,875,000	$ 28,290,000
Percentage of continuing revenue								13.00%	12.00%
Number of facilities \| facility	35
Annual base rent				$ 34,300,000				$ 34,300,000		$ 30,800,000
Number of board members \| boardMember				2				2
National HealthCare Corporation (“NHC”) \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Amount of real estate sold in cash consideration	$ 44,400,000
Asset disposition transaction cost	$ 700,000
Real estate properties sold \| property	7
Rental income				$ 600,000			900,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 2,800,000
Number of facilities \| facility				35				35
Senior Living Communities
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income								$ 38,325,000	$ 38,094,000
Number of real estate properties \| property				10				10
Percentage of continuing revenue								18.00%	17.00%
Straight-line rental income				$ (100,000)			$ (700,000)	$ (300,000)	$ (1,800,000)
Holiday Transition
Real Estate [Line Items]
Rental income									$ 22,811,000
Number of real estate properties \| property				17				17
Percentage of continuing revenue									10.00%
Holiday Transition \| Facilities Transitioned To Other Operators
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property												1
Holiday Transition \| Asset Held For Sale
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property												1