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Other Real Estate Investments - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) bed	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) bed	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) a bed	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Preferred equity investment	$ 13.6			$ 13.6		$ 13.6
Recognized interest income				0.1	$ 0.3	0.6	$ 0.7
Signature Senior Living [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Preferred equity investment			$ 7.5
Return from preferred equity investment			12.00%
Number of beds planned for construction \| bed			134
Area under construction \| a			5
Initial lease yield			8.00%
Cascadia Development, LLC [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Preferred equity investment	$ 2.3	$ 2.2		$ 2.3		$ 2.3
Number of beds planned for construction \| bed	99	99
Initial lease yield	9.00%	9.00%
Equity method investment minimum yield	12.00%	12.00%
Cascadia Development, LLC [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Basis spread of preferred equity investment yield	9.50%	9.50%