CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - Minimum Rents (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
2025	$ 1,188,617
2026	1,043,418
2027	941,438
2028	823,142
2029	712,319
Thereafter	2,687,369
Total	$ 7,396,303
Number of properties for which lease will expire on December 31, 2025 \| property	1,356
Brookdale Senior Living
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
2025	$ 158,858
2026	72,350
2027	72,350
2028	72,350
2029	72,350
Thereafter	434,102
Total	882,360
Brookdale Senior Living \| Seniors Housing Communities
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
2025	$ 86,500
Number of properties for which lease will expire on December 31, 2025 \| property	56
Ardent
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
2025	$ 152,913
2026	152,354
2027	151,237
2028	151,237
2029	151,237
Thereafter	839,613
Total	1,598,591
Kindred
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
2025	137,178
2026	133,747
2027	133,747
2028	116,007
2029	107,137
Thereafter	116,863
Total	744,679
Other
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
2025	739,668
2026	684,967
2027	584,104
2028	483,548
2029	381,595
Thereafter	1,296,791
Total	$ 4,170,673

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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