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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Number Of Properties

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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DISPOSITIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
DISPOSITIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Facilitiy	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Facilitiy
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Real estate impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,413	$ 0
2018 Dispositions \| Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate sale price of facility	290,900		290,900
Carrying value of assets and liabilities of facility	$ 148,500		148,500
Net gain on sale			$ 142,400
2018 Dispositions \| Skilled Nursing Transitional Care Facilities \| Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities sold \| Facilitiy			36
Net income from facilities			$ 12,500	$ 24,900
2018 Dispositions \| Senior Housing Facilities \| Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities sold \| Facilitiy			4
Real estate impairment			$ 500
Number of facilities sold with related impairment \| Facilitiy			1
2017 Disposition \| Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of facilities sold \| Facilitiy				4
Aggregate sale price of facility		11,700		$ 11,700
Carrying value of assets and liabilities of facility		$ 7,100		7,100
Net gain on sale				4,600
2017 Disposition \| Skilled Nursing Transitional Care Facilities \| Dispositions
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net income from facilities				$ 300