Accounts and Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable	$ 36,197	$ 41,054
Notes receivable with imputed interest	37,900	39,700
Notes receivable with imputed interest, net	$ 35,500	$ 35,900
Imputed interest rate	6.30%	6.90%
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable	$ 21,900	$ 21,900

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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