The percentage of increase in rent amount annually.

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Represents percentage of annual escalators.

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Represents percentage of initial cash yield.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Nominal or face amount on the investment owned.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of lease payment to be received by lessor for operating lease in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lease payment to be received by lessor for operating lease in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Fair value of financial instrument held by the entity for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value and pledged to counterparties as collateral for financing transactions.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Expiration date for the purchase of an entity's own shares under a stock repurchase plan, in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 15, 2022 USD ($) facility	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) facility	Jan. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2020 USD ($)
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Payments to acquire businesses, gross							$ 604,000	$ 104,400	$ 1,344,500
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Expected rent, second year							838,780
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount											$ 200,000
Operator that Failed to Pay in January 2022 [Member]
Letter of Credit held as collateral							1,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Financing receivable, face amount								$ 15,000		$ 20,000
Mortgage notes receivable-net							$ 16,000
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenue Benchmark [Member] \| Operator that Failed to Pay in January 2022 [Member]
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United Kingdom
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Percentage of initial cash yield					7.89%	8.00%
Facilities Sold
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Payments to acquire businesses, gross				$ 8,200
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Lessor, Leases, Annual Increase in Rent Amount, Percentage				2.50%
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Expected rent, second year	$ 1,200
Operator's initial lease expiration date	Jan. 31, 2027