REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Operating Lease (Details) (USD $)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Segments Facilities	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating Segments Facilities	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Segments Genesis Healthcare, Inc [Member] Facilities
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease
Operating Leases, Lease Expiration Period			7 years	21 years
Operating Leases, Weighted Average Lease Expiration Period	11 years
Security Deposit Liability	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,100,000
Number of Real Estate Properties					121	119	81
Future Minimum Payments Receivable
2014	126,182,000
2015	129,218,000
2016	132,263,000
2017	135,543,000
2018	138,909,000
Thereafter	894,424,000
Total	$ 1,556,539,000