DISPOSITIONS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DISPOSITIONS	DISPOSITIONS 2016 Dispositions During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company completed the sale of four skilled nursing/transitional care facilities, one acute care hospital, and one parcel of land for aggregate consideration of $98.0 million after selling expenses of $2.7 million. The net carrying value of the assets and liabilities of these facilities, after the impairment loss of $29.8 million recognized in relation to the acute care hospital, was $104.1 million, resulting in an aggregate $6.1 million loss on sale. Excluding the net loss on sale and real estate impairment, the Company recognized $0.7 million of net income, $2.3 million of net loss and $13.3 million of net income from these facilities during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The sales of these facilities do not represent a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results and therefore the results of operations attributable to these facilities have remained in continuing operations. 2015 Dispositions During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company completed the sale of five skilled nursing/transitional care facilities for aggregate consideration of $27.2 million after selling expenses of $0.5 million. The carrying values of the assets and liabilities of these facilities was $27.4 million, which resulted in a $0.2 million loss. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 the Company recognized $1.8 million (excluding the net loss on sale) and $2.3 million of net income, respectively, from these facilities.

DISPOSITIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

2016 Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company completed the sale of four skilled nursing/transitional care facilities, one acute care hospital, and one parcel of land for aggregate consideration of $98.0 million after selling expenses of $2.7 million. The net carrying value of the assets and liabilities of these facilities, after the impairment loss of $29.8 million recognized in relation to the acute care hospital, was $104.1 million, resulting in an aggregate $6.1 million loss on sale.

Excluding the net loss on sale and real estate impairment, the Company recognized $0.7 million of net income, $2.3 million of net loss and $13.3 million of net income from these facilities during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The sales of these facilities do not represent a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results and therefore the results of operations attributable to these facilities have remained in continuing operations.

2015 Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company completed the sale of five skilled nursing/transitional care facilities for aggregate consideration of $27.2 million after selling expenses of $0.5 million. The carrying values of the assets and liabilities of these facilities was $27.4 million, which resulted in a $0.2 million loss. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 the Company recognized $1.8 million (excluding the net loss on sale) and $2.3 million of net income, respectively, from these facilities.