REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Operating Lease (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2013 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				119	119	83
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Abstract]
July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012	$ 83,939
2013	114,834
2014	117,578
2015	120,445
2016	123,411
Thereafter	808,455
Total	$ 1,368,662