Real Estate Investments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating leases
Contingent rent income	$ 0
Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	937,617,000
Percentage of Investments	100.00%
Number of properties	176
Number of states	27
Number of operators	33
Operating leases
Number of ways to compute annual rent increases	4
Owned Properties \| Minimum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease	10 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)	2.00%
Owned Properties \| Maximum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease	15 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)	3.00%
SNF Beds \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	8,898
ALF Units \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	4,915
Skilled Nursing
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties	6
Skilled Nursing \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	458,759,000
Percentage of Investments	48.90%
Number of properties	68
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	55,510
Skilled Nursing \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	8,264
Assisted Living \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	399,912,000
Percentage of Investments	42.70%
Number of properties	98
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	86,170
Assisted Living \| ALF Units \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	4,641
Range of Care \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	43,907,000
Percentage of Investments	4.70%
Number of properties	8
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	48,360
Range of Care \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	634
Range of Care \| ALF Units \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	274
Under development \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	21,432,000
Percentage of Investments	2.30%
143-bed skilled nursing property \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development	143
Memory care property \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of developments	3
Number of beds/units under development	168
Land \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of parcels of land	4
Assisted living and Memory care property \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development	81
Other \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	$ 13,607,000
Percentage of Investments	1.40%
Number of properties	2
Schools \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties	2

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Represents the increase in rent expressed as percentage over the prior year's rent.

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Represents the number of beds/units under development.

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Represents the number of parcels of land.

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The number of ways that specified annual rent increases over the prior year rent may be computed depending upon specific lease provisions.

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Represents the initial term of operating lease.

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Represents the number of operators associated with certain investments.

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Represents the number of states in which the entity has invested.

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Represents the investments in real estate held solely for investment purposes expressed as a percentage.

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Represents the per unit investment in real estate held solely for investment purposes.

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

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of contingent rental revenue recognized for the period under lease, based on the occurrences of an event or condition.

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

-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (c)

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Amount of real estate investment property which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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

-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

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-Paragraph 1

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