REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Operating Lease (Details) (USD $)				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 15, 2010 Facilities	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating Segments Facilities	Dec. 31, 2011 Operating Segments Facilities	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating Segments Sun Healthcare Group, Inc Facilities
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease
Operating Leases, Lease Expiration Period				9 years	22 years
Operating Leases, Weighted Average Lease Expiration Period	11 years
Security Deposit Liability	$ 1,100,000	$ 700,000
Number of Real Estate Properties			86			119	96	85
Future Minimum Payments Receivable
2013	125,943,000
2014	125,943,000
2015	125,943,000
2016	125,943,000
2017	125,943,000
Thereafter	751,896,000
Total	$ 1,381,611,000