Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended								1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Real Estate Investment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Other Loans And Lines Of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Other Loans And Lines Of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Capital Improvement Loan Investment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Dividend Declared [Member]	Aug. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Dividend Declared [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Dividend Declared [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Senior Unsecured Term Note 4.50 Percent Due 31 July 2026 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Real Estate Investment [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Other Loans And Lines Of Credit [Member]	Jul. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Mortgage Loans On Real Estate [Member] Independent Living Properties With 100 Units [Member] Arizona item
Investment Commitment
Amount Funded	$ 27,078,000			$ 697,000					$ 2,794,000		$ 3,027,000
Remaining Commitment	30,310,000			11,303,000					27,516,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property											100
Mortgage loan commitment for capital improvements				12,000,000
Notes Receivable
Amount funded		89,000	510,000							182,000
Remaining loan commitment		2,066,000								1,884,000
Debt Obligations
Stated interest rate (as a percent)								4.50%
Notes issued								$ 30,000,000
Equity
Cash dividend per common share					$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.17