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Number of investments.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 03

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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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Real Estate and Lending Activities - Concentrations of Credit Risk - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Investment	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Investment	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 99,801	$ 76,560	$ 195,762	$ 149,649
Assets, Total [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of investment in property \| Investment	0		0
Maximum percentage of entity's total assets invested on single property	3.00%		3.00%
Assets, Total [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Median Kliniken [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			17.30%		11.30%
Assets, Total [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| California [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			12.90%		14.60%
Assets, Total [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| Texas [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			19.80%		20.20%
Assets, Total [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| European [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			25.00%		20.00%
Assets, Total [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| United States
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			75.00%		80.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| European [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 18,100	$ 5,500	$ 34,400	$ 10,900
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Median Kliniken [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates	11.10%		10.30%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Prime Health Care Services [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates	25.90%	27.90%	25.50%	28.50%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Ernest Health, Inc [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates	15.00%	18.20%	15.20%	18.90%
Asset Leased [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Prime Health Care Services [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			13.80%		12.60%
Asset Leased [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Ernest Health, Inc [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			7.90%		7.70%
Loaned to Prime [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Prime Health Care Services [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			7.50%		7.40%
Loaned to Ernest [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Ernest Health, Inc [Member]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage of entity revenue from affiliates			5.10%		5.30%