The number of beds or units in a real estate property sold by the entity.

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- Definition

Represents the number of units in properties classified as held-for-use.

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- Definition

The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Owned Properties
Sale of property	$ 11,001,000	$ 1,271,000
Texas
Owned Properties
Properties Held for use, Number of Units		140
Skilled nursing properties
Owned Properties
Number of beds or units in property sold	230
Sale of property	11,000,000
Number of properties	6
47-bed skilled nursing property \| Colorado
Owned Properties
Number of beds or units in property sold	47
Sale of property	1,000
140-bed skilled nursing property \| Texas
Owned Properties
Number of beds or units in property sold		140
Sale of property		$ 1,248,000
Computers \| Minimum
Owned Properties
Useful life	3 years
Computers \| Maximum
Owned Properties
Useful life	5 years
Furniture and equipment \| Minimum
Owned Properties
Useful life	5 years
Furniture and equipment \| Maximum
Owned Properties
Useful life	15 years
Buildings \| Minimum
Owned Properties
Useful life	35 years
Buildings \| Maximum
Owned Properties
Useful life	45 years
Building improvements \| Minimum
Owned Properties
Useful life	10 years
Building improvements \| Maximum
Owned Properties
Useful life	20 years