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Real Estate Investments (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Operating leases
2013 Funding	$ 1,932,000		$ 10,157,000
Investment Commitment		70,352,000	70,352,000
Remaining Commitment		46,483,000	46,483,000
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net		1,014,000	1,014,000	(16,000)
Subsequent Event
Operating leases
2013 Funding			1,932,000
Remaining Commitment		44,551,000	44,551,000
Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		913,042,000	913,042,000
Percentage of Investments		100.00%	100.00%
Number of properties		179	179
Number of states		26	26
Number of operators		35	35
Operating leases
Number of master leases containing an option			1
Number of ways to compute annual rent increases			4
Owned Properties \| Minimum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease			10 years
Number of properties under each triple net lease			1
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		9,052	9,052
ALF Units \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		4,776	4,776
Skilled Nursing
Operating leases
2013 Funding			2,115,000
Investment Commitment		29,550,000	29,550,000
Remaining Commitment		21,899,000	21,899,000
Skilled Nursing \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		454,021,000	454,021,000
Percentage of Investments		49.70%	49.70%
Number of properties		73	73
Number of Beds/Units under purchase option			230
Investment per Bed/Unit		53,930	53,930
Operating leases
Number of properties for which lessee has purchase option contained in master lease		6	6
Cash purchase price of properties for which lessee has purchase option			11,000,000
Net book value of properties for which lessee has purchase option		8,156,000	8,156,000
Skilled Nursing \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		8,418	8,418
120-bed licensed skilled nursing property \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties \| Subsequent Event
Operating leases
2013 Funding		1,008,000
120-bed licensed skilled nursing property \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties \| Texas
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		120	120
Operating leases
2013 Funding			3,405,000
Investment Commitment		9,094,000	9,094,000
120-bed licensed skilled nursing property \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties \| Texas \| Subsequent Event
Operating leases
2013 Funding	1,008,000
47-bed skilled nursing property \| Colorado
Operating leases
Number of beds or units in property sold			47
Sale price of property			1,000
47-bed skilled nursing property \| SNF Beds \| Colorado
Operating leases
Number of beds or units in property sold			47
Sale price of property			1,000
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net			1,014,000
30-bed skilled nursing property \| Owned Properties
Operating leases
Number of units or beds of properties which the lessee is obligated to purchase		30	30
Purchase price of properties which lessee is obligated to purchase			1,000,000
Net book value of properties which lessee is obligated to purchase		210,000	210,000
Assisted Living
Operating leases
2013 Funding			8,042,000
Investment Commitment		40,802,000	40,802,000
Remaining Commitment		24,584,000	24,584,000
Assisted Living \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		379,913,000	379,913,000
Percentage of Investments		41.60%	41.60%
Number of properties		96	96
Investment per Bed/Unit		84,390	84,390
Assisted Living \| ALF Units \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		4,502	4,502
Range of Care \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		43,907,000	43,907,000
Percentage of Investments		4.80%	4.80%
Number of properties		8	8
Investment per Bed/Unit		48,360	48,360
Range of Care \| SNF Beds \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		634	634
Range of Care \| ALF Units \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units		274	274
Under development \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		22,757,000	22,757,000
Percentage of Investments		2.50%	2.50%
158-units combination assisted living and memory care properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			158
143-bed skilled nursing property \| SNF Beds
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			143
Schools \| Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments		12,444,000	12,444,000
Percentage of Investments		1.40%	1.40%
Number of properties		2	2
Memory care property \| 60-units memory care properties \| Colorado
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units under development			60	60
Memory care property \| 60-units memory care properties \| Owned Properties \| Colorado
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	60
Memory care property \| 60-units memory care properties \| Owned Properties \| Colorado \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	60
Operating leases
Total cost for new property	$ 9,817,000