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Deferred Rent Payable, Interest Rate

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Number Of Asset Acquisitions

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Number Of Facilities In A Real Estate Acquisition

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Number Of Transitioned Facilities

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Operating Leases, Anticipated Initial Annual Lease Revenues

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Proceeds From Lease Agreement, Expected

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Rental Income, Expected Additional Monthly Rent To Be Received

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Rental Income, Expected Annual Base Rent To Be Received

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Rental Income, Expected Annual Base Rent To Be Received Contingent On Transfer Of Facilities

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Rental Income, Increase (Decrease) In Expected Annual Base Rent To Be Received

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Time Period For Transfer Of Facilities

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The cumulative difference between the rental payments required by a lease agreement and the rental income or expense recognized on a straight-line basis, or other systematic and rational basis more representative of the time pattern in which use or benefit is granted or derived from the leased property, expected to be recognized in income or expense over the term of the leased property, by the lessor or lessee, respectively. Such receivable is reduced by allowances attributable to, for instance, credit risk associated with a lessee.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in receivables classified as other.

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The stated interest rate on the mortgage loan receivable or the weighted average interest rate on a group of loans.

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Total amount of new mortgage loans on real estate during the reporting period.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land and anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth, and payments to develop real estate assets by adding improvements on or to a parcel of land. Such improvements may include drainage, utilities, subdividing, access, buildings, and any combination of these elements. Including real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excluding real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions															1 Months Ended
Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 01, 2019	Jul. 01, 2019	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 11, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2017 facility	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($) acquisition	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) acquisition facility	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Increase in deferred rent receivable																$ 0.8
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of facilities acquired \| facility															13
Number of asset acquisitions \| acquisition														3	3
Acquisition consideration															$ 135.0
Anticipated initial annual lease revenues															12.0
New mortgage loan amount															$ 12.5
Annual interest rate on mortgage loan (percent)															9.00%
Subsequent Event \| Pristine Amendment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of transitioned facilities \| facility													7
Time period for transfer of facilities													9 months
Rental income, expected annual base rent														$ 15.6
Subsequent Event \| ALF
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of facilities acquired \| facility															3
Subsequent Event \| SNF
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of facilities acquired \| facility															10
Scenario, Forecast \| Pristine Amendment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Rental income, expected annual base rent							$ 16.0
Rental income, increase (decrease) in expected annual base rent										$ (6.5)
Rental income, expected annual base rent contingent on transfer of facilities						$ 9.8	$ 9.5
Annual base rent increase (percent)		2.00%
Expected proceeds from lease agreement									$ 0.2			$ 0.3
Deferred rent receivable																	$ 6.0
Rental income, expected additional monthly rent					$ 0.1
Interest rate on deferred rent payable					6.25%
Scenario, Forecast \| Trillium Amendment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Rental income, expected annual base rent			$ 12.2	$ 12.1				$ 11.6		11.5	$ 4.5
Rental income, increase (decrease) in expected annual base rent										$ 6.9
Maximum \| Scenario, Forecast \| Pristine Amendment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Annual base rent increase (percent)		3.00%
Maximum \| Scenario, Forecast \| Trillium Amendment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Annual base rent increase (percent)	3.00%