CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets	[1]	$ 2,023,322	$ 2,141,207
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 1,506,185	$ 1,473,703
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		400,000,000.0	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		189,620,662	189,111,561
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		189,620,662	189,111,561
Primary Beneficiary
Ownership interest in operating partnership (percentage)		99.99%
Northstar Healthcare Income Operating Partnership, LP | Primary Beneficiary
Assets		$ 600,000
Total liabilities		$ 500,000
Ownership interest in operating partnership (percentage)		99.99%

[1] Represents the consolidated assets and liabilities of NorthStar Healthcare Income Operating Partnership, LP (the “Operating Partnership”). The Operating Partnership is a consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), of which the Company is the sole general partner and owns approximately 99.99%. As of June 30, 2020, the Operating Partnership includes $0.6 billion and $0.5 billion of assets and liabilities, respectively, of certain VIEs that are consolidated by the Operating Partnership. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”