REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Operating Lease (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Sep. 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		8 years	22 years
Operating Leases, Weighted Average Lease Expiration Period	11 years
Number of Real Estate Properties				105	97	86
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Abstract]
July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012	$ 26,302
2013	105,210
2014	105,210
2015	105,210
2016	105,210
Thereafter	733,959
Total	$ 1,181,101