Business Acquisition, Number of Acquired Properties

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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RECENT REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) - Recent Real Estate Acquisitions $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 Property	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) Property
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties		0
Total revenues \| $	$ 10.7		$ 20.4
Net income attributable to common stockholders \| $	$ 1.6		$ 2.5
Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets			13 years
Tenant Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets			22 years
Senior Housing - Managed
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties			11
Senior Housing Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties			5
Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties			2