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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Noncontrolling Interests
Purchase price				$ 391,056
Operating partnership units redemption ratio				1
Series A Preferred units
Noncontrolling Interests
Period in which units will be redeemable				1 year
Minnetonka MOB
Noncontrolling Interests
Cumulative preferred return	15.00%
Equity method investment received	$ 5,000
Investor's percentage of internal rate of return	15.00%
Minnetonka MOB \| Series A Preferred units
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of units issued for funding purchase price \| shares	44,685
Value of units issued for funding purchase price	$ 9,700
Fair value of embedded derivative		$ 3,400		$ 3,400
Redemption value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 200
Cumulative preferred return				5.00%
Redemption share ratio exchange		1		1
Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling Interests
Purchase price		$ 11,300	$ 10,000
Percentage of interest held				94.90%
Operating Partnership \| Units
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of units issued for funding purchase price \| shares		210,820	420,963
Value of units issued for funding purchase price		$ 3,400	$ 7,300	$ 3,400