LOANS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER INVESTMENTS (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended							3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Facilities	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 05, 2013 Affiliated Entity [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Affiliated Entity [Member]	Mar. 05, 2013 Skilled Nursing Facilities [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member] Beds	Mar. 05, 2013 Memory Care Facility [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member] Beds	Sep. 30, 2013 Mortgage Loans Receivable [Member] Facilities	Jun. 28, 2013 Chai Mezzanine Loan Portfolio [Member] Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Renewal_Options	Sep. 30, 2013 Chai Mezzanine Loan Portfolio [Member] Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Sun City West Mortgage Loan [Member] [Domain] Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member] Beds	Jan. 31, 2013 Sun City West Mortgage Loan [Member] [Domain] Wholly Owned Subsidiary [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Mezzanine Loans Receivable [Member] [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2013 Pre-Development Loans [Member] Facilities	Sep. 30, 2013 Pre-Development Loans [Member] loan	Sep. 30, 2013 Construction Loans [Member] loan	Sep. 30, 2013 FPMC Fort Worth Realty Partners, LP [Member] Room	Sep. 30, 2013 FPMC Fort Worth Realty Partners, LP [Member] Treasury Rate Plus [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 FPMC Fort Worth Realty Partners, LP [Member] Interest Rate [Member]	Sep. 13, 2013 Marshfield II Pre-Development Loan [Member] Facilities unit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Commitments																$ 66,800,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Units in Real Estate Property																12			24
Loans and Leases Receivable, Facilities Funded																			10
Loans and Leases Receivable, Initial Annual Yield																			8.00%
Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable	26,393,000	22,111,000														500,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Loans	6						2					1	2	2	1
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	38,602,000						24,394,000	12,400,000			12,800,000	12,350,000		1,338,000	520,000				400,000
Loans receivable and other investments, net	39,033,000						24,505,000					12,424,000		1,362,000	742,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Fixed Interest Rate	9.81051%						8.80%	12.00%			9.00%	12.00%	9.00%	9.00%	7.30%	7.25%			9.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Fixed Interest Rate During Extended Term																8.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Period																12 years
Loans And Leases Receiavble, Effective Interest Rate	9.57128%						8.68131%					11.50%	9.00%	9.00%	7.10%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Units in Real Estate Property Used as Collateral									0	48
Loans and Leases Receivable, Repayment Period									18	5 years						3 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase								50,000,000		15,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Denominator Calculation																	5.25%	8.75%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent, Percent Threshold								15.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Prepayment Prohibited Period										3 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent Divided by EBITDAR Coverage Ratio									1.50	1.30
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Implied Lease Rate									0.095	0.0825
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Lease Term Upon Exercise of Purchase Option								15
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Number of Lease Renewal Options Upon Exercise of Purchase Option								2
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Lease Renewal Term Upon Exercise of Purchase Option								5
Loans and Leases Receivable, Anticipated Lease Rent Increase Upon Exercise of Purchase Option								3.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Adjusted Implied Lease Rate										$ 0.0900
Preferred Equity Investment, Total Commitment			7.2
Preferred Equity Investment, Number of Units in Real Estate Property					141	52
Preferred Equity Investment, Amount Funded			4.3	2.2
Preferred Equity Investment, Preferred Rate					0.15	0.15
Preferred Equity Investment, Deferred Distribution Period					18	30