SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended								12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	May 01, 2013	Jan. 07, 2013	Oct. 29, 2012	Aug. 01, 2012	Apr. 24, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgages	Feb. 14, 2014 Subsequent Event Nye Portfolio Facilities Renewal_Options mi skilled_nursing_bed unit assisted_living_unit independent_living_unit	Jan. 21, 2014 Subsequent Event Mortgages	Jan. 23, 2014 Subsequent Event Dividend Declared	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event Dividend Paid
Subsequent Event
Common stock dividends, declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 1.36	$ 1.32	$ 0.96				$ 0.36
Common stock dividends, paid (in dollars per share)																$ 0.36
Preferred stock dividends, declared (in dollars per share)															$ 0.4453125
Preferred stock dividends, paid (in dollars per share)																$ 0.4453125
Face amount of debt														$ 44,800,000
Stated interest rate														4.25%
Weighted average interest rate												4.08%		3.97%
Expected write-offs in first quarter of next fiscal year associated with unamortized financing costs														500,000
Number of acquired properties													6
Number of Beds/Units													213
Payments to acquire properties													90,000,000
Location of facility acquired, approximate number of miles from Omaha, Nebraska													100
Term of lease													10 years
Number of lease renewal options													4
Term of each renewal option													5 years
Annual rent escalator													3.00%
Expected annual lease revenue													$ 8,000,000