CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		50,000,000.0	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	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		190,020,662	189,111,561
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		190,020,662	189,111,561
Assets	[1]	$ 2,007,962	$ 2,141,207
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 1,505,915	$ 1,473,703
Primary Beneficiary
Ownership interest in operating partnership		99.99%
Northstar Healthcare Income Operating Partnership, LP | Primary Beneficiary
Ownership interest in operating partnership		99.99%
Assets		$ 600,000
Total liabilities		$ 500,000

[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 September 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.”