2.2.0.25falsefalse0206 - Disclosure - Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venturestruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2011 - 3/31/2011 USD ($) / shares USD ($) $Jan-01-2011_Mar-31-2011http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000780053duration2011-01-01T00:00:002011-03-31T00:00:00USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0nhp_InvestmentInUnconsolidatedJointVenturesAbstractnhpfalsenadurationInvestment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Abstract.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringInvestment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Abstract.falsefalseInvestment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>6. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures</b> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">The following table sets forth the amounts from our unconsolidated joint ventures included in the caption “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures” on our consolidated income statements for the periods presented: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="72%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Three months ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>March 31,</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2011</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>(In thousands)</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Management fees: </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">State pension fund investor </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,201</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,061</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">NHP share of net income (loss): </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">State pension fund investor </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">311</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">246</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">PMB Real Estate Services LLC </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(47</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">28</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">PMB SB 399-401 East Highland LLC </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">12</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,465</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,347</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><i>State Pension Fund Investor</i> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">As of March 31, 2011, we owned interests in 34 triple-net leased facilities through a joint venture with a state pension fund investor. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we received distributions of $1.0 million from the joint venture. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><i>PMB Real Estate Services LLC</i> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">In 2008, we entered into an agreement with Pacific Medical Buildings LLC to acquire a 50% interest in PMB Real Estate Services LLC (“PMBRES”), a full service property management company. An additional payment equal to six times the Normalized Net Operating Profit, as defined, of PMBRES for 2010 was to be made on or before March 31, 2011. During 2010, PMBRES had a net operating loss, and as such, no additional payment was made on or before March 31, 2011. PMBRES provides property management services for 33 multi-tenant medical office buildings that we own or in which we have an ownership interest. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><i>PMB SB 399-401 East Highland LLC</i> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">In 2008, we acquired a noncontrolling interest in PMB SB 399-401 East Highland LLC (“PMB SB”), an entity that owned two multi-tenant medical office buildings, and as of March 1, 2010, we acquired the remaining interest in PMB SB. In connection with the acquisition, we re-measured our previously held equity interest at the acquisition date fair value based on an independent consultant’s report and recognized a net gain on the re-measurement of $0.6 million which is included in the caption “Interest and other income” on our consolidated income statements. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </div> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringEquity investment disclosure, or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20% of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 falsefalseInvestment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures12Investment in Unconsolidated Joint VenturesUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue