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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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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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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands											3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Aug. 30, 2016	Aug. 23, 2016	Aug. 08, 2016	Aug. 02, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Jul. 26, 2016	Jul. 21, 2016	Jul. 07, 2016	Jul. 06, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred											$ 177,047		$ 1,060,000
Buyout of Noncontrolling Interests - partially owned properties													611
Buyout of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest													1,000
Acquisition expenses											4,398	$ 3,257	11,031	$ 11,764
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	$ 100										$ 100		$ 100
Prairie Care MOB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred										$ 4,886
Equity Buyout - Foundation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Buyout of Noncontrolling Interests - partially owned properties							$ 611
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination, Percent							1.00%
Jackson, Tennessee Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					$ 1,000
Unity Portfolio (4 MOBs)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 28,752
Medical Village at Maitland
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 23,211
Tri-State Orthopaedics MOB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 22,000
Noncontrolling Interest Buyout - Great Falls Clinic
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Buyout of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	$ 1,015
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination, Percent	3.00%										3.00%		3.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	77.30%										77.30%		77.30%
Maury Regional Healthcare MOB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 18,500
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	99.70%										99.70%		99.70%
Spring Ridge Medical Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 6,100
Doctors Community Hospital MOB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	26,750
CHI Portfolio \| Springwoods MOB
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred								$ 19,925
CHI Portfolio \| Gig Harbor Medical Pavilion
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	4,766
CHI Portfolio \| Midlands One Professional Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 14,856
Term Loan Receivable
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Secured Loans on Real Estate, Number of Loans									$ 1,300
Mezzanine Loan Receivable
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Secured Loans on Real Estate, Number of Loans						$ 3,375