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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 28
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

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Real Estate Investments - Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Investment commitments
Funding		$ 27,355
Commitment Funded	$ 56,640	56,640
Real estate investment disposal activity
Gain (loss) on sale of properties	$ 1,780	$ 3,582
Real Estate Investment Completed Projects
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	6	6
Number of Beds/Units \| property	503	503
Commitment Funded	$ 65,891	$ 65,891
Real Estate Development Commitments
Investment commitments
Funding		35,623	$ 14,460
Expansion Commitments
Investment commitments
Funding		$ 5,566	6,192
ALF \| Florida
Real estate investment disposal activity
Number of beds or units in property sold \| property		48
Sales price		$ 1,750
ALF \| Real Estate Development Commitments
Investment commitments
Funding		35,623	12,630
ALF \| Expansion Commitments
Investment commitments
Funding		$ 2,134	3,843
SNF \| Texas
Real estate investment disposal activity
Number of properties sold \| property		2
Sales price		$ 11,850
Gain (loss) on sale of properties		3,775
SNF \| Real Estate Development Commitments
Investment commitments
Funding			1,830
SNF \| Expansion Commitments
Investment commitments
Funding		3,432	$ 2,349
Schools \| New Jersey
Real estate investment disposal activity
Sales price		3,850
Gain (loss) on sale of properties		$ (193)
Development Project \| ALF \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| California
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| property	66	66
Commitment Funded	$ 11,405	$ 11,405
Development Project \| ALF \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Texas
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| property	56	56
Commitment Funded	$ 11,776	$ 11,776
Development Project \| ALF \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| South Carolina
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| property	89	89
Commitment Funded	$ 13,974	$ 13,974
Development A \| ALF \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Illinois
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| property	66	66
Commitment Funded	$ 12,178	$ 12,178
Development B \| ALF \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects \| Illinois
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| property	66	66
Commitment Funded	$ 11,886	$ 11,886
Improvements Project \| SNF \| Real Estate Investment Completed Projects
Investment commitments
Number of Properties \| property	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| property	160	160
Commitment Funded	$ 4,672	$ 4,672