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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Noncontrolling Interests (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				6 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 05, 2015 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of interest held				97.10%
Unit conversion ratio				1
Embedded derivative				$ 3,696	$ 0
Equity method investment		$ 5,000
Percentage of internal rate of return		15.00%
HealthEast Clinic & Specialty Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units issued for funding purchase price (in shares) \| shares	104,172			104,172
Consideration transferred, equity interests issued and issuable	$ 22,700
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Buyouts
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Redemption value of equity investment				$ 6,400
Series A Preferred Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cumulative preferred return			5.00%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, equity, preferred, redemption shares in exchange			1
Redemption value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 200
Period in which preferred units will be redeemable			1 year