SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	May 01, 2013	Jan. 07, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 23, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Dividend Declared [Member]	Oct. 22, 2013 Forest Park Medical Center - Frisco [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Family_Suite Beds ICU_Bed Operating_Room Inpatient_Room	Oct. 22, 2013 Forest Park Medical Center - Dallas [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Operating_Room Beds	Oct. 22, 2013 Forest Park Medical Center - Dallas [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Inpatient_Room
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common dividends, declared	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34			$ 1.02	$ 0.99	$ 0.34
Preferred stock dividends, declared								$ 0.4453125
Number of Beds/Units									30
Purchase price									$ 119,800,000
Purchase price held in escrow									10,500,000
Purchase price held in escrow, holding period									20 months
Purchase price held in escrow, annual fee during holding period									500,000
Rental income				31,699,000	25,420,000	94,692,000	73,903,000		13,300,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross				38,602,000		38,602,000				110,000,000	110,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Units in Real Estate Property Used as Collateral										84	84
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Units in Real Estate Property										22	84
Loans and Leases Receivable, Repayment Period										3 years	3 years
Loans and Leases Receivable, Fixed Interest Rate				9.81051%		9.81051%				8.00%	8.00%
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase											168,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Option to Purchase, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent Divided by EBITDAR Coverage Ratio											$ 168,000,000