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Lease Termination Fees, Future Annual Payment Amount Due Under Amendment

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Line of Credit Facility, Terms, Maximum Increase in Capacity

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Number of licensed nursing beds.

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Number Of Nursing Center Facilities

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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In a business combination in which the amount of net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the aggregate consideration transferred or to be transferred (as defined), this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Business Development and Other Significant Transactions (Narrative) (Details)				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2017 USD ($) bed	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($) bed	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) center bed	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2016 facility bed	Oct. 01, 2016 facility bed	Aug. 15, 2016 facility
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds						8,456
Gain on bargain purchase \| $						$ 925,000	$ 0	$ 0
Number of nursing centers \| center						76
Property acquisition \| $						$ 0	7,550,000	0
Lease and rent expense \| $						54,988,000	33,364,000	28,690,000
Lease termination costs (receipts) \| $						(180,000)	2,008,000	0
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliate \| $						$ 733,000	$ 1,366,000	$ 0
Avon Ohio, LLC
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Lease termination fees, future annual payment amounts \| $		$ 300,000
Unnamed pharmacy joint venture
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliate \| $					$ 733,000
Selma Nursing Centers
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds	103
Purchase Price \| $	$ 8,750,000
Transaction costs \| $	140,000
Gain on bargain purchase \| $	$ 925,000
Golden Living
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers \| facility												22
Golden Living \| Armory, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											152
Golden Living \| Batesville, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											130
Golden Living \| Brook Manor, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											58
Golden Living \| Eupora, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											119
Golden Living \| Ripley, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											140
Golden Living \| Southaven, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											140
Golden Living \| Eason Blvd
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											120
Golden Living \| Tylertown, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds											60
Golden Living \| Arab, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										87
Golden Living \| Meadowood, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										180
Golden Living \| Riverchase, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										132
Golden Living \| Boaz, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										100
Golden Living \| Foley, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										154
Golden Living \| Hueytown, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										50
Golden Living \| Lanett, MS
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										85
Golden Living \| Montgomery, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										138
Golden Living \| Oneonta, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										120
Golden Living \| Oxford, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										173
Golden Living \| Pell City, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										94
Golden Living \| Winfield, AL
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds										123
Property subject to operating lease \| Golden Living
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties \| facility										12	8
Trend Health and Rehab of Carthage, LLC (Trend Health) [Member]
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Lease and rent expense \| $				$ 250,000
Clinton Place \| Clinton, Kentucky
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds			88
Property acquisition \| $			$ 3,300,000
Diversicare of Hutchinson \| Hutchinson, Kansas
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds			85
Property acquisition \| $			$ 4,250,000
Amended and restated credit agreement \| Mortgages \| Mortgage term loan \| Selma Nursing Centers
Business Development and Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Maximum increase in capacity \| $									$ 7,500,000