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Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012 loan	Dec. 31, 2011 loan	Dec. 31, 2010 loan
Notes Receivable
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	8.70%	10.00%	11.90%
Notes Receivable
Number of Loans	5	6	5
Carrying Value	$ 3,180,000	$ 817,000	$ 1,283,000
Principal payments received	569,000	731,000	1,573,000
Principal Advanced	(2,930,000)	(232,000)	(100,000)
Loan maturing in May 2018 \| Skilled Nursing
Notes Receivable
Funded capital improvement commitments	663,000
Initial Cash Yield (as a percent)	9.00%
Number of properties	1
Loan commitment expiring in November 2017 \| Other Senior Housing
Notes Receivable
Funded capital improvement commitments	2,267,000
Initial Cash Yield (as a percent)	8.50%
Number of properties	2
Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2014
Notes Receivable
Funded capital improvement commitments	20,000
Funded commitment	1,400,000
Open Commitment	$ 1,380,000
Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2014 \| Minimum
Notes Receivable
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	9.00%
Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2014 \| Maximum
Notes Receivable
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	12.00%