SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jan. 23, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 29, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Renewal_Options unit memory_care_unit independent_living_unit assisted_living_unit	May 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	May 05, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Dividend Declared [Member]	Oct. 22, 2013 Forest Park Medical Center - Frisco [Member] Beds	Apr. 29, 2014 Maximum [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common dividends, declared	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.34				$ 0.38
Preferred stock dividends, declared							$ 0.4453125
Number of Beds/Units					76			54
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		36,093,000	31,475,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross		190,606,000			14,100,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Fixed Interest Rate		8.21648%			4.84%
Payments to Acquire Real Estate Held-for-investment					23,800,000
Proceeds from Collection of Notes Receivable					1,100,000
Liabilities Assumed					14,100,000
Real Estate Investment Property, Net		1,021,704,000		915,418,000	8,600,000
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract					15 years
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Number of Lease Renewal Options					2
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Lease Renewal Options					5 years
Lessor Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Rent Escalator Percentage					3.00%				4.00%
Operating Leases, Expected Annual Lease Revenue					2,200,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt						$ 29,800,000
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate						5.00%