Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information, including rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. During the first half of 2020, the global outbreak of a novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has spread all over the world including countries where we own and lease facilities. The World Health Organization has designated COVID-19 as a pandemic, and numerous countries, including the U.S., have declared national emergencies with respect to COVID-19. As the global impact of the outbreak evolved, many countries reacted by instituting quarantines and restrictions on travel, closing financial markets and/or restricting trade- including requiring medically necessary elective surgeries at hospitals to be deferred. Although hospitals are back accepting patients and performing medically necessary elective surgeries, many of these trade restrictions are still in place. We believe the estimates and assumptions underlying our consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available as of June 30, 2020 (particularly as it relates to our assessments of the recoverability of our real estate and the adequacy of our credit loss reserves on loans and financing receivables). However, the ultimate impact to our tenants’ results of operations and liquidity and their ability to pay our rent and interest due to the impact of COVID-19 cannot be predicted with 100% confidence, particularly given we are still learning the full scope, severity, and duration of the pandemic and the actions needed to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact. This makes any estimates and assumptions as of June 30, 2020 inherently less certain than they would be absent the potential impact of COVID-19. Actual results may ultimately differ from our estimates. For information about significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes to these significant accounting policies other than the following: On January 1, 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" ("ASU 2016-13"). This standard requires a new forward-looking “expected loss” model measured over the contractual life of an asset that considers forecasts of future economic conditions, as well as past and current events, to be used for our financing receivables, including financing leases and loans, which the Financial Accounting Standards Board believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. Additionally, we have made the accounting policy election to exclude interest receivables from the credit loss reserve analysis and will continue to timely reserve or write-off such short-term receivables. Pursuant to ASU 2016-13, we grouped our financial instruments into two primary pools of similar credit risk: secured and unsecured. The secured instruments include investment in financing leases and mortgage loans, as all are secured by the underlying real estate among other collateral. The unsecured instruments include acquisition, working capital, and shareholder loans. Within these two major pools, we further grouped our instruments into sub-pools based on several tenant/borrower characteristics, including years of experience in the healthcare industry and in a particular market or region and overall capitalization. We then determined a credit loss percentage per pool based on our history of credit losses incurred on similar instruments. We used an historical period of time in determining such loss rates that closely matches the remaining terms of the financial instruments being analyzed in the respective pools, since our underwriting process has been consistent over this time. Finally, we made specific modifications for current trends, as appropriate. Upon adoption of this standard, we recorded a credit loss reserve of $8.4 million with the effect recorded in equity as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information, including rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements.

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. During the first half of 2020, the global outbreak of a novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has spread all over the world including countries where we own and lease facilities. The World Health Organization has designated COVID-19 as a pandemic, and numerous countries, including the U.S., have declared national emergencies with respect to COVID-19. As the global impact of the outbreak evolved, many countries reacted by instituting quarantines and restrictions on travel, closing financial markets and/or restricting trade- including requiring medically necessary elective surgeries at hospitals to be deferred. Although hospitals are back accepting patients and performing medically necessary elective surgeries, many of these trade restrictions are still in place. We believe the estimates and assumptions underlying our consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available as of June 30, 2020 (particularly as it relates to our assessments of the recoverability of our real estate and the adequacy of our credit loss reserves on loans and financing receivables). However, the ultimate impact to our tenants’ results of operations and liquidity and their ability to pay our rent and interest due to the impact of COVID-19 cannot be predicted with 100% confidence, particularly given we are still learning the full scope, severity, and duration of the pandemic and the actions needed to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact. This makes any estimates and assumptions as of June 30, 2020 inherently less certain than they would be absent the potential impact of COVID-19. Actual results may ultimately differ from our estimates.

For information about significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes to these significant accounting policies other than the following:

On January 1, 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" ("ASU 2016-13"). This standard requires a new forward-looking “expected loss” model measured over the contractual life of an asset that considers forecasts of future economic conditions, as well as past and current events, to be used for our financing receivables, including financing leases and loans, which the Financial Accounting Standards Board believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. Additionally, we have made the accounting policy election to exclude interest receivables from the credit loss reserve analysis and will continue to timely reserve or write-off such short-term receivables.

Pursuant to ASU 2016-13, we grouped our financial instruments into two primary pools of similar credit risk: secured and unsecured. The secured instruments include investment in financing leases and mortgage loans, as all are secured by the underlying real estate among other collateral. The unsecured instruments include acquisition, working capital, and shareholder loans. Within these two major pools, we further grouped our instruments into sub-pools based on several tenant/borrower characteristics, including years of experience in the healthcare industry and in a particular market or region and overall capitalization. We then determined a credit loss percentage per pool based on our history of credit losses incurred on similar instruments. We used an historical period of time in determining such loss rates that closely matches the remaining terms of the financial instruments being analyzed in the respective pools, since our underwriting process has been consistent over this time. Finally, we made specific modifications for current trends, as appropriate.

Upon adoption of this standard, we recorded a credit loss reserve of $8.4 million with the effect recorded in equity as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.