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Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Loans, Provision Recorded

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Loans And Leases Receivable, Number Of Loans Repaid

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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The aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER INVESTMENTS - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans receivable instruments acquired \| loan	22		22
Principal balance	$ 89,767,000		$ 89,767,000		$ 91,280,000
Loan loss reserve	$ 1,249,000		$ 1,249,000		97,000
Number of loans receivable considered to be impaired \| loan	1		1
Principal balance of impaired loan receivable	$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000		1,400,000
Number of loans accruing interest and more than 90 days past due \| loan	3		3
Aggregate book value of receivables accruing interest more than 90 days past due	$ 7,000,000		$ 7,000,000
Portfolio-Based Loans Receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in portfolio-based loan loss reserve	300,000	$ (32,000)	600,000	$ (300,000)
Loan loss reserve	700,000		700,000		100,000
Specific Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan loss reserve in period	600,000	$ 3,000,000	600,000	$ 4,800,000
Loan loss reserve	$ 600,000		$ 600,000		$ 0
Number of loans on which provision for losses were recorded \| loan				4
Number of loans written off in period \| loan				2
Nonperforming Financial Instruments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans receivable on nonaccrual status \| loan	2		2		1
Book value of loans receivable on nonaccrual status	$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000		$ 0
Care Capital Properties
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans receivable instruments acquired \| loan						18
Principal balance						$ 83,300,000
Fair value of loans receivable						$ 58,200,000
Care Capital Properties \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans receivable instruments acquired \| loan						8
Principal balance						$ 36,300,000
Fair value of loans receivable						11,300,000
Accretable yield						$ 3,500,000
Number of loans repaid in full \| loan	1		1
Book value of loans receivable	$ 4,500,000		$ 4,500,000		$ 10,000,000