Real Estate Investments - Owned Properties (Details) - Real Estate Investment	Dec. 31, 2019 property
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties	177
Number of states	28
Number of operators	30
ALF
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties	106
SNF
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties	70
Hospital
Real Estate Investments
Number of properties	1

Represents the number of operators associated with certain investments.

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