The number of real estate properties impaired as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in real estate properties impaired as of the balance sheet date.

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Sales price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482130/360-10-45-5

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-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482099/360-10-50-3

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Real Estate Investments - Impairment Loss (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment loss					$ 15,775	$ 3,422	$ 0
Net gain (loss)					$ 37,296	$ 37,830	$ 7,462
ALF
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	10			3	10	3
Number of Beds/Units \| item	445			130	445	130
Impairment loss					$ 15,775	$ 3,422
ALF \| Florida
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property				1		1
Number of Beds/Units \| item				70		70
Impairment loss			$ 434	$ 1,222		$ 1,222
Sales price		$ 4,850
Net gain (loss)		$ 64
ALF \| Florida 1
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1				1
Number of Beds/Units \| item	70				70
Impairment loss					$ 434
ALF \| Florida 2
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1				1
Number of Beds/Units \| item	60				60
Impairment loss					$ 7,522
ALF \| Mississippi
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1				1
Number of Beds/Units \| item	67				67
Impairment loss					$ 4,554
Sales price	$ 1,650
Net gain (loss)	$ (219)
ALF \| Texas
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	7				7
Number of Beds/Units \| item	248				248
Impairment loss					$ 3,265
ALF \| Colorado
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property				1		1
Impairment loss						$ 914
ALF \| Kentucky
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property				1		1
Number of Beds/Units \| item				60		60
Impairment loss						$ 1,286
Sales price			11,000
Net gain (loss)			$ 57