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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Details 1)	Jun. 30, 2016 Rate	Jun. 10, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) properties Rate	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) healthcareproperty Rate	Jul. 07, 2016 Rate	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt
Notes payable			$ 93,926,000	$ 113,780,000
Unsecured Debt			389,375,000	448,321,000
Total principal			488,926,000	794,780,000
Unamortized deferred financing cost			(5,985,000)	(8,882,000)
Unamortized fair value adjustment			674,000	498,000
Total debt			$ 483,615,000	$ 786,396,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) \| Rate			2.75%	3.40%
Credit Agreement Amendment [Member]
Debt
Current borrowing capacity		$ 1,100,000,000
Credit Agreement Amendment [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)		1.20%
Interest Rate Swap
Debt
Effective fixed interest rate \| Rate					2.87%
Interest Rate Swap \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Effective fixed interest rate \| Rate					1.07%
$850 million unsecured revolving credit facility bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 1.20%, due September 2020 \| Credit Agreement Amendment [Member]
Debt
Current borrowing capacity		$ 850,000,000				$ 750,000,000
Mortgage notes, bearing fixed interest due In 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
Debt
Notes payable				$ 80,646,000
Mortgage notes, bearing fixed interest from 4.71% to 6.58%
Debt
Notes payable			$ 89,664,000
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)			5.40%	5.45%
Number of properties included in collateralized			11	10
Net book value of properties included in the collateralized			$ 145,038,000	$ 133,400,000
Mortgage notes, bearing fixed interest from 4.71% to 6.58% \| Minimum
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent) \| Rate			4.71%	4.71%
Mortgage notes, bearing fixed interest from 4.71% to 6.58% \| Maximum
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent) \| Rate			6.58%	6.58%
Mortgage notes, bearing variable interest due in 2017 and 2018
Debt
Notes payable				$ 33,134,000
Number of properties included in collateralized \| healthcareproperty				4
Net book value of properties included in the collateralized				$ 46,100,000
Mortgage notes, bearing variable interest due in 2017 and 2018 \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent) \| Rate	2.25%
Mortgage notes, bearing variable interest due in 2017 and 2018 \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	3.25%
Mortgage note, bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 2.75%
Debt
Notes payable			$ 4,262,000
Number of properties included in collateralized \| properties			1
Net book value of properties included in the collateralized			$ 5,900,000
Mortgage note, bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 2.75% \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent) \| Rate			2.75%
Mortgage note, bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 2.75% \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)			2.75%
$850 million unsecured revolving credit facility bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 1.20%, due September 2020
Debt
Unsecured Debt			$ 395,000,000	206,000,000
Current borrowing capacity				643,900,000.0
$850 million unsecured revolving credit facility bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 1.20%, due September 2020 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	1.20%		1.20%
$250 million unsecured term borrowing bearing fixed interest of 2.87%, due June 2023
Debt
Unsecured Debt			$ 0	250,000,000
Unsecured notes, bearing fixed interest due in 2023, 2026, 2028, and 2031
Debt
Notes payable			0	150,000,000
Unsecured notes bearing fixed interest due in 2025, 2026, and 2027
Debt
Notes payable			$ 0	$ 75,000,000