FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Instruments

	December 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Investments in direct financing leases – net	$	132,262	$	132,262	$	364,965	$	364,965
Mortgage notes receivable – net		710,858		735,892		671,232		686,772
Other investments – net		504,626		503,907		276,342		281,031
Total	$	1,347,746	$	1,372,061	$	1,312,539	$	1,332,768
Liabilities:
Revolving line of credit	$	313,000	$	313,000	$	290,000	$	290,000
U.S. term loan		423,065		425,000		422,498		425,000
Sterling term loan		127,394		127,990		134,360		135,130
Omega OP term loan(1)		99,553		100,000		99,423		100,000
2015 term loan		248,713		250,000		248,390		250,000
4.375% notes due 2023 – net		694,643		700,062		693,474		711,190
4.95% notes due 2024 – net		394,691		406,386		393,680		420,604
4.50% notes due 2025 – net		395,402		392,122		394,640		399,874
5.25% notes due 2026 – net		595,027		605,700		594,321		625,168
4.50% notes due 2027 – net		687,981		671,555		686,516		681,007
4.75% notes due 2028 – net		540,883		537,508		539,882		550,667
HUD debt – net(1)		—		—		53,098		51,817
Subordinated debt – net		20,270		22,589		20,376		23,646
Other		—		—		1,500		1,500
Total	$	4,540,622	$	4,551,912	$	4,572,158	$	4,665,603

(1)These amounts represent borrowings that were incurred by Omega OP or wholly owned subsidiaries of Omega OP.