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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands														3 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jan. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) condominium_units states healthcareproperty	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Number of states \| states														13
Acquisition price														$ 202,338
Acquisition expenses														3,377	$ 5,932
Acquisition costs capitalized	$ 200													200
Revenue														44,134	24,484
Net income														5,424	$ (448)
Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Land	9,240													9,240
Building and improvements	168,570													168,570
Lease inducement	1,284													1,284
Issuance of OP Units	(2,869)													(2,869)
Net assets acquired	199,160													199,160
In-place lease intangible
Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
In-place leases	19,158													19,158
Above market in-place lease intangible
Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
In-place leases	2,407													2,407
Below market in-place lease intangible
Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Intangible leases	(469)													(469)
Above market in-place ground lease
Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
Intangible leases	(218)													(218)
Below market in-place ground lease
Fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed
In-place leases	2,057													$ 2,057
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions
Business Acquisition
Number of operating healthcare properties \| healthcareproperty														16
Number of condominium units \| condominium_units														2
Acquisition price														$ 201,800
Revenue														1,800
Net income														$ 600
Randall Road MOB - Suite 380
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price													$ 704
Great Falls Hospital
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price												$ 29,043
Monterey Medical Center ASC
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price											$ 6,900
Physicians Medical Plaza MOB
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price											$ 8,500
Mezzanine Loan - Davis
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price										$ 500
Park Nicollet Clinic
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price									$ 18,600
HEB Cancer Center
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price								$ 13,980
Riverview Medical Center
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price							$ 12,800
St. Luke's Cornwall MOB
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price							$ 14,550
HonorHealth Glendale
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price						$ 9,820
Columbia MOB
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price					$ 18,450
St Vincent POB 1
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price				$ 10,951
St Vincent POB 2
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price				7,945
St Vincent POB 3
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price				$ 10,455
Emerson Medical Building
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price			$ 14,250
Randall Road MOB - Suite 160
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price			$ 865
Patient Partners Surgery Center
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price		$ 4,750
Eye Associates of NM - Santa Fe
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price	8,739
Eye Associates of NM - Albuquerque
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price	$ 10,536
Partnership interest \| Physicians Medical Plaza MOB
Business Acquisition
Number of units issued for funding purchase price \| shares											174,085
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activity - issuance of OP Units and Series A Preferred Units in connection with acquisitions											$ 2,900
Mezzanine loan \| Mezzanine Loan - Davis
Business Acquisition
Acquisition price										$ 500