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	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property facility	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) facility property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) facility property	Oct. 31, 2019 facility
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility	987
Real estate investments	$ 8,985,994	$ 7,746,410
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	1,325,400	105,700	$ 412,700
Facilities Acquired [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility				60
Parcels Acquired [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	$ 10,700	3,500
3 Parcels of Land Acquired [Member}
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross			$ 6,700
21 Skilled Nursing Facilities and 1 Assisted Living Facility \| Five Operators [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Carrying amount of facility Net		$ 184,500
Percentage of annual cash yield		9.00%
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility	784	12
Skilled Nursing Facilities \| Facilities Acquired [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility	89		31
Skilled Nursing Facilities \| Facilities Transitioned To Five Other Operators [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility		21
Assisted Living Facilities
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility	114
Assisted Living Facilities \| Facilities Acquired [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility	4
Assisted Living Facilities \| Facilities Transitioned To Five Other Operators [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| facility		1
Land
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number Of Properties Added \| property			3
Real estate investments	$ 901,246	$ 786,174
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	$ 116,800	$ 13,400	$ 56,700
Land \| Parcels Acquired [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property	1	2
Building And Site Improvements
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investments	$ 287,655	$ 250,917
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	1,129,700	86,400	331,500
Furniture and Equipment
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investments	515,421	447,610
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	$ 78,900	5,900	$ 24,500
Real Estate Investment \| Existing Operator
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investments		184,500
Real Estate Investment \| Land \| Existing Operator
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investments		11,200
Real Estate Investment \| Building And Site Improvements \| Existing Operator
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investments		159,100
Real Estate Investment \| Furniture and Equipment \| Existing Operator
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate investments		14,200
Working Capital Loans [Member] \| 21 Skilled Nursing Facilities and 1 Assisted Living Facility \| Five Operators [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		45,700
Commitments to Fund Capital Improvement \| 21 Skilled Nursing Facilities and 1 Assisted Living Facility \| Five Operators [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Other investments, gross		10,600
Indemnity Funding \| 21 Skilled Nursing Facilities and 1 Assisted Living Facility \| Five Operators [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Other investments, gross		$ 7,400