REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Operating Lease (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Jun. 30, 2012 Operating Segments [Member] Sun Healthcare Group, Inc [Member] Facilities
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Lease Expiration Period		9 years	22 years
Operating Leases, Weighted Average Lease Expiration Period	12 years
Number of Real Estate Properties				103	97	86
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Abstract]
July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012	$ 50,633
2013	101,267
2014	101,267
2015	101,267
2016	101,267
Thereafter	711,325
Total	$ 1,167,026