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	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	$ 184,560,000	$ 184,560,000
2018 Funding		33,467,000
Total Commitments funded	88,186,000	88,186,000
Remaining commitment	96,374,000	96,374,000
Amortization of Financing Costs		377,000	$ 602,000	$ 684,000
Contingent lease incentives, Write off			(2,634,000)	(514,000)
Fair value of earn-out liability			8,916,000
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue		135,405,000	137,657,000	$ 133,527,000
Mezzanine loans
Commitments and Contingencies
Notes receivable, gross	9,868,000	9,868,000	$ 13,700,000
Mezzanine loans \| 204-unit ILF/ALF/MC
Commitments and Contingencies
Notes receivable, gross	$ 6,828,000	6,828,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item	204
Loan Term	5 years
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Mezzanine loans \| Mezzanine loan with 8% Interest, fixed for 46 months, and increasing to 12% thereafter \| 204-unit ILF/ALF/MC
Commitments and Contingencies
Loan Term	46 months
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.00%
Mezzanine loans \| Mezzanine loan with 12% Interest \| 204-unit ILF/ALF/MC
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%
Master lease agreement \| Senior Lifestyle
Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent lease incentives, Write off		(6,219,000)
Earn-out liability, Write off		9,292,000
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue		3,000,000
Real Estate Investment \| Accrued incentives and earn-out liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies
Amortization of Financing Costs		377,000
Real estate properties
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	$ 77,882,000	77,882,000
2018 Funding		28,343,000
Total Commitments funded	45,787,000	45,787,000
Remaining commitment	32,095,000	32,095,000
Accrued incentives and earn-out liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	9,000,000	9,000,000
Remaining commitment	9,000,000	9,000,000
Mortgage loans
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	64,200,000	64,200,000
2018 Funding		4,330,000
Total Commitments funded	18,591,000	18,591,000
Remaining commitment	45,609,000	45,609,000
Commitments To Expand and Renovate Properties
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	35,700,000	35,700,000
Contingent Funding Commitments
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	28,500,000	28,500,000
Joint venture investments
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	25,650,000	25,650,000
2018 Funding		670,000
Total Commitments funded	23,684,000	23,684,000
Remaining commitment	1,966,000	1,966,000
Notes receivable
Commitments and Contingencies
Investment Commitment	7,828,000	7,828,000
2018 Funding		124,000
Total Commitments funded	124,000	124,000
Remaining commitment	$ 7,704,000	$ 7,704,000