Real Estate Investments, Net - Rental Income (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) operator	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Rental Income
Contractual rent due	$ 46,801	$ 47,736	$ 93,779	$ 92,907
Straight-line rent	5	8	11	20
Adjustments for collectibility	0	0	(977)	0
Lease termination revenue	0	0	0	63
Total	46,806	47,744	$ 92,813	92,990
Number of existing and former operators with doubtful collectability \| operator			4
Tenant operating expense reimbursement	$ 700	$ 800	$ 1,300	1,500
Operating expense reimbursements
Rental Income
Adjustments for collectability, reversed			700
Contractual rent
Rental Income
Adjustments for collectability, reversed			200
Straight-line rent
Rental Income
Adjustments for collectability, reversed			$ 100
Metron
Rental Income
Lease termination revenue				$ 100

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