Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental income from related party	$ 0	$ 16,308,000	$ 32,667,000
Tenant reimbursements from related party	0	1,406,000	2,842,000
Net contribution from (distribution to) Ensign	0	0	4,356,000
Allocation Of Corporate Expenses [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Allocations of expenses for general and administrative services	$ 0	0	7,400,000
Rental Income From Affiliate [Member] \| Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rental income from related party		16,300,000	32,700,000
Tenant reimbursements from related party		$ 1,400,000	2,800,000
Centralized Cash Management System [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net contribution from (distribution to) Ensign			$ 4,400,000

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Related Parties
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=16382449

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
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-Paragraph 1
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