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Interest rate stated in the notes receivable agreement.

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The cash outflow to acquire an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among myriad other features and characteristics.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 15

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended							1 Months Ended
Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013 loan	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event loan	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum	Sep. 30, 2013 Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2017	Sep. 30, 2012 Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2017	Sep. 30, 2013 Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2017 8.5% term loan	Sep. 30, 2013 Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2017 Minimum	Sep. 30, 2013 Loan commitments, maturities ranging from 2013 to 2017 Maximum	Oct. 31, 2013 Pre-development loan commitment Subsequent Event property loan	Oct. 31, 2013 Pre-development loan commitment Memory care property Subsequent Event property	Oct. 31, 2013 Pre-development loan commitment one Subsequent Event	Oct. 31, 2013 Pre-development loan commitment two Subsequent Event
Notes Receivable
Principal payments received	$ 2,716,000	$ 273,000			$ 2,716,000	$ 273,000	$ 2,372,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%						8.50%	9.00%	12.00%			12.00%	12.00%
Number of commitments	10		12							2
Loan commitment	2,325,000			400,000						2,975,000		325,000	325,000
Total funded loan commitments			2,975,000		615,000
Open Commitment			2,360,000		1,710,000					2,360,000
Number of properties										2	2
Annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)												0.25%	0.25%
Amount funded	$ 795,000	$ 2,461,000			$ 795,000	$ 2,461,000
Notes Receivable
Number of Loans	2