BUSINESS (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Facilities Investment	Mar. 31, 2014 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Segments [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 Skilled Nursing/Post-Acute Facilities [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2013 Skilled Nursing/Post-Acute Facilities [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Housing Facilities [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Housing Facilities [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 Acute Care Hospital [Member] Facilities	Dec. 31, 2013 Acute Care Hospital [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 Construction Mortgage Loans [Member] Facilities	Mar. 31, 2014 Mezzanine Investments [Member] loan	Mar. 31, 2014 Pre-Development Loans [Member] loan
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties		129	121	102	96	25	23	2	2
Loans and Leases Receivable
Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Loans	11									3	1	3
Preferred Equity Investments, Number	2
Number of Real Estate Properties Leased to Third Party	1
Ownership Percentage in Real Estate	100.00%
Third Party Joint Venture Percentage	50.00%