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Represents the amount of loan commitments of the entity.

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Represents the number of commitments to provide loans and line of credit with certain operators.

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The cash outflow for the amount of principal advanced against loan commitments.

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Represents the number of real estate properties for which the entity agreed to fund loans.

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Represents the average interest rate for notes receivable.

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Represents the annual percentage increase in interest rate.

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Interest rate stated in the notes receivable agreement.

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Represent the number of loans outstanding under the notes receivable.

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Represents the amount of outstanding balance of the pre-development loan that was reclassified to real estate under development during the period.

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The cash inflow associated with principal collections from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (a)

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

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Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013 loan	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Notes Receivable
Principal payments received	$ 1,933,000	$ 21,633,000	$ 5,967,000
Number of commitments	7
Notes Receivable
Average interest rate (as a percent)	11.50%
Principal Advanced	1,004,000	2,930,000	232,000
Three loans of $400K each
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Three loans of $400K each \| Term loan
Notes Receivable
Principal payments received	3,035,000
Three loans of $400K each \| Maximum
Notes Receivable
Loan commitment	400,000
Loans paid off early \| Minimum \| Term loan
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.50%
Loans paid off early \| Maximum \| Term loan
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)	9.00%
Pre-development loan commitment
Notes Receivable
Number of commitments	3
Notes Receivable
Pre-development loan balance reclassified to real estate under development	479,000
Pre-development loan commitment \| Memory care property
Notes Receivable
Number of properties	3
Pre-development loan commitment one
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Loan commitment	325,000
Notes Receivable
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Pre-development loan commitment two
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Loan commitment	325,000
Notes Receivable
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Pre-development loan commitment three
Notes Receivable
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Loan commitment	325,000
Notes Receivable
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Loan maturing in September 2017
Notes Receivable
Number of Loans	2
Loan maturing in December 2017
Notes Receivable
Number of Loans	$ 1