Segment Reporting - Schedule of Properties (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
May 31, 2019 property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) property unit
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		75
Units Under Management \| unit		10,515
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 147,493
Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		100.00%
Watermark Retirement Communities
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		30
Units Under Management \| unit		5,265
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 76,521
Watermark Retirement Communities \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		51.90%
Solstice Senior Living
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		32
Units Under Management \| unit		4,000
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 53,224
Solstice Senior Living \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		36.10%
Avamere Health Services
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		5
Units Under Management \| unit		453
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 8,252
Avamere Health Services \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		5.60%
Arcadia Management
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		4
Units Under Management \| unit		572
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 5,308
Arcadia Management \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		3.60%
Integral Senior Living
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		3
Units Under Management \| unit		162
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 2,991
Integral Senior Living \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		2.00%
Peregrine Senior Living
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		0
Units Under Management \| unit		0
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 598
Number of properties reclassified as held for sale	2
Peregrine Senior Living \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		0.40%
Senior Lifestyle Corporation
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		1
Units Under Management \| unit		63
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 0
Number of properties held for sale		1
Senior Lifestyle Corporation \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		0.00%
Other
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Properties Under Management		0
Units Under Management \| unit		0
Property and Other Revenues \| $		$ 599
Other \| Revenue
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Percentage of Total Property and Other Revenues		0.40%
Winterfell \| Solstice Senior Living
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percentage)		80.00%

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