Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	11. Subsequent Events On April 3, 2019, we closed on the acquisition of one acute care hospital in Poole, England for a purchase price of approximately £34.5 million. Upon closing, this facility was leased to BMI Healthcare, pursuant to an in-place lease with 14 years remaining on its term and fixed 2.5% annual escalators. On April 11, 2019, we re-leased our Twelve Oaks facility to a new tenant, Advanced Diagnostics Health System, LLC, pursuant to a new 10-year lease, subject to four additional five-year extension options. On April 12, 2019, we closed on the acquisition of one acute care hospital in Big Spring, Texas for a purchase price of $26 million. Upon closing, this facility was leased to Steward pursuant to the existing master lease agreement.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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