Property, plant, or equipment held under lease agreements classified as an asset.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 16

-Subparagraph a(i)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 1, 10, 13

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PROPERTIES - Genesis Healthcare (Narrative) (Detail 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 State Property	Dec. 31, 2012 Genesis Healthcare Master lease State	Dec. 01, 2012 Genesis Healthcare Master lease Property	Nov. 30, 2012 Genesis Healthcare Master lease State Property	Nov. 30, 2012 Sun Healthcare State Property	Nov. 30, 2012 Sun Healthcare Master lease Facility
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Amount of leased assets		$ 357		$ 122	$ 235
Number of facilities owned	478		53	13	40
Number of states	34	13		5	10
Number of facilities leased						40
Lease expiration period						2013 and 2017
Percentage of total gross investment		11.00%