2.2.0.7 false Related Party Transactions 0218 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Related Party Transactions [Abstract] 0 nhp_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract nhp false na duration Related Party Transactions Abstract. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Related Party Transactions Abstract. false 3 Related Party Transactions 1 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>18. Related Party Transactions</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">In August 2008, Dr. Jeffrey Rush became a director of NHP. In August 2008, we acquired for $3.5 million a 44.95% interest in PMB SB, an entity that owns two multi-tenant medical office buildings, and as of March 1, 2010, we acquired the remaining interest in PMB SB (see Note 6). Dr. Rush, through an unaffiliated entity, had an ownership interest in PMB SB. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">In September 2008, we funded a mortgage loan secured by a multi-tenant medical office building in the amount of $47.5 million. As of February 1, 2010, we acquired the multi-tenant medical office building, and as a result, the loan was retired (see Notes 4 and 5). Dr. Rush has an ownership interest in another unaffiliated entity that owned the multi-tenant medical office building that was security for this loan. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">In February 2008, we entered into an agreement with Pacific Medical Buildings LLC to acquire a 50% interest in PMBRES, a full service property management company (see Note 6). Dr. Rush, through an unaffiliated entity, has an ownership interest in PMB Partners LLC which owns 50% of PMBRES. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">We have entered into an agreement with PMB Pomona LLC to acquire a medical office building currently in development for $37.5 million upon completion which was amended as of February 1, 2010 to provide for the future acquisition of the medical office building by NHP/PMB. Dr. Rush, through an unaffiliated entity, has an ownership interest in PMB Pomona LLC. We also entered into an agreement with PMB LLC, the manager of PMB Pomona LLC, to extend up to $3.0 million of funding at an interest rate of 7.25%, which was secured by 100% of the membership interests in PMB Pomona LLC (see Note 17). </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">As of March 1, 2010, NHP/PMB became obligated to pay $2.1 million under the Contribution Agreement, of which $1.9 million was paid to Pacific Medical Buildings LLC in cash (see Note 5). Dr. Rush is the Chairman of and owns an interest in Pacific Medical Buildings LLC. In addition, Dr. Rush and certain of his family members own or owned interests, directly and indirectly through partnerships and trusts, in the entities that contributed the five multi-tenant medical office buildings acquired by NHP/PMB, Gilbert JV and Pasadena JV during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (see Note 6), in PMB Mission Hills 1 LLC (see Note 6) and/or own the remaining development property that may be acquired in the future under the Contribution Agreement. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. 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