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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentrations of credit risks arise when a number of operators, tenants or obligors related to the Company’s investments are engaged in similar business activities, or activities in the same geographic region, or have similar economic features that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company, to be similarly affected by changes in economic conditions. The Company regularly monitors its portfolio to assess potential concentrations of risks.
Sun
As of March 31, 2012, 86 of the Company’s 99 real estate properties were leased to subsidiaries of Sun. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, 76% of the Company’s total revenues were derived from these leases. Sun is a publicly traded company and is subject to the informational filing requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is required to file periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q with the SEC. As of March 31, 2012, Sun's continuing operations, through its subsidiaries, operated 190 inpatient centers spread across 23 states. Sun’s net revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, depreciation, amortization, restructuring costs and rent were $458.5 million and $52.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and $466.3 million and $64.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, Sun’s outstanding debt, net of cash, totaled $44.7 million. As of March 31, 2012, Sun had approximately $104.8 million in liquidity, consisting of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $44.8 million and available borrowings of $60.0 million under Sun's revolving credit facility.
Cadia Portfolio
On August 1, 2011, the Company closed the purchase of four skilled nursing facilities (the “Cadia Portfolio”). The four skilled nursing facilities are located in Delaware, range in age from 2 to 15 years and have a combined total of 500 beds. In connection with the acquisition, the Company, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a new 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with the sellers (collectively, the “Cadia Tenants”). None of the Cadia Tenants are affiliated with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2012, the Company's investment in the Cadia Portfolio totaled 13% of the Company's assets, and during the three months ended March 31, 2012, 11% of the Company's total revenues were derived from the Cadia Portfolio lease. The Company believes that the financial condition and results of operations of the Cadia Tenants are more relevant to the Company’s investors than the financial statements of the Cadia Portfolio and enable investors to evaluate the credit-worthiness of the Cadia Tenants in their capacity as the tenants under the Cadia Portfolio lease. As a result, the Company has presented below unaudited summary financial information of the combined Cadia Tenants as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The summary financial information presented below has been provided by the Cadia Tenants and has not been independently verified by the Company. The Company has no reason to believe that such information is inaccurate in any material respect.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 (unaudited)
(in thousands)
Statements of Operations
 
Revenues
$
14,959

Operating expenses
14,217

Net income
554

 
 
 
As of March 31, 2012 (unaudited)
(in thousands)
Balance Sheets
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
5,950

Total current assets
10,614

Total current liabilities
7,132

Total debt

 
 

Other than the Company’s tenant concentrations, management believes the Company's current portfolio is reasonably diversified across healthcare related real estate and geographical location and does not contain any other significant concentration of credit risks. The Company’s portfolio of 99 real estate properties is diversified by location across 24 states. The properties in any one state did not account for more than 14% and 19%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of properties in the vicinity of the Company’s properties, the activities of its tenants and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to the properties could result in future environmental liabilities. Compliance with existing environmental laws is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as of March 31, 2012.
Indemnification Agreement
In connection with the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, any liability arising from or relating to legal proceedings involving the Company’s real estate investments has been assumed by the Company and the Company will indemnify Sun (and its subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents and certain other related parties) against any losses arising from or relating to such legal proceedings. In addition, pursuant to a distribution agreement entered into among Old Sun, the Company and Sun in connection with the Separation and REIT Conversion Merger, Sun has agreed to indemnify the Company (and the Company's subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents and certain other related parties) for any liability arising from or relating to legal proceedings involving Old Sun’s healthcare business prior to the Separation, and, pursuant to the lease agreements between the Company and subsidiaries of Sun, the tenants agree to indemnify the Company for any liability arising from operations at the real property leased from the Company.
Immediately prior to the Separation, Old Sun was a party to various legal actions and administrative proceedings, including various claims arising in the ordinary course of its healthcare business, which are subject to the indemnities to be provided by Sun to the Company. While these actions and proceedings are not believed to be material, individually or in the aggregate, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted. The resolution of any such legal proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on Sun’s business, financial position or results of operations, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial position or results of operations if Sun or its subsidiaries are unable to meet their indemnification obligations.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company is party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings where the likelihood of a loss contingency is reasonably possible and the amount or range of reasonably possible losses is material to the Company's results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.