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Debt - Summary of Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 07, 2016 Rate	Jun. 30, 2016 Rate	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) healthcareproperty Rate	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) properties Rate
Debt
Debt, gross			$ 999,194	$ 488,926
Unamortized deferred financing cost			8,477	5,985
Unamortized fair value adjustment			438	674
Total debt			991,155	483,615
Mortgages
Debt
Debt, gross			123,194	$ 93,926
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) \| Rate				2.75%
Interest Rate Swaps \| Unsecured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt
Effective fixed interest rate \| Rate	2.87%
Fixed interest rate \| Rate	1.07%
Mortgage Notes Bearing Fixed Interest Rate \| Mortgages
Debt
Debt, gross			$ 90,185	$ 89,664
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)			5.44%	5.40%
Number of properties included in collateralized			11	11
Net book value of properties included in the collateralized			$ 156,700	$ 145,000
Mortgage Notes Bearing Fixed Interest Rate \| Mortgages \| Minimum
Debt
Effective fixed interest rate \| Rate			4.71%	4.71%
Mortgage Notes Bearing Fixed Interest Rate \| Mortgages \| Maximum
Debt
Effective fixed interest rate \| Rate			6.58%	6.58%
Mortgage Notes Bearing Variable Interest \| Mortgages
Debt
Debt, gross			$ 33,009	$ 4,262
Mortgage Notes Bearing Variable Interest Due in 2017 and 2018 \| Mortgages
Debt
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) \| Rate			3.68%
Number of properties included in collateralized \| healthcareproperty			4
Net book value of properties included in the collateralized			$ 45,600
Mortgage Notes Bearing Variable Interest Due in 2017 and 2018 \| Mortgages \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent) \| Rate		2.25%
Mortgage Notes Bearing Variable Interest Due in 2017 and 2018 \| Mortgages \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)		3.25%
Mortgage Notes Bearing Variable Interest Due in 2017 \| Mortgages
Debt
Number of properties included in collateralized \| properties				1
Net book value of properties included in the collateralized				$ 5,900
Revolving Credit Facility Due September 2020 \| Credit Agreement
Debt
Debt, gross			401,000	395,000
Unsecured Term Loan Due June 2023 \| Unsecured Debt
Debt
Debt, gross			$ 250,000	0
Unsecured Term Loan Due June 2023 \| Unsecured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt
Reference rate (as a percent)	1.80%		1.80%
Unsecured Notes Bearing Fixed Interest Due January 2023 to 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt
Debt, gross			$ 150,000	0
Senior Unsecured Notes Due August 2025 to 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt
Debt, gross			$ 75,000	$ 0