Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

15.       Subsequent Events

On March 17, 2015, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 10% ownership interest in a newly formed RIDEA venture with HCP. The Company and HCP have entered into a definitive agreement for the venture to acquire 35 senior housing communities for $849 million. The Company has operated these communities under a management agreement since 2011 and will continue to manage the communities post-closing under a long-term management agreement. The closing of this acquisition, expected in 2015, is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. There can be no assurance that the acquisition will close or, if it does, when the closing will occur.