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Table	Concentration Risk [Table]

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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0000765880 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Period [Axis]	Concentration Risk Benchmark [Axis]	Concentration Risk Type [Axis]	Concentration of Credit Risk	Segments [Axis]
				Senior Housing [Member]				Post Acute and Skilled Nursing [Member]	Segments [Domain]
				Counterparty Name [Axis]				Counterparty Name [Axis]	Counterparty Name [Axis]
				Emeritus [Member]	Sunrise [Member]	HCR Manor Care Inc [Member]	Brookdale [Member]	HCR Manor Care Inc [Member]	Emeritus [Member]	Sunrise [Member]	HCR Manor Care Inc [Member]	Brookdale [Member]	Counterparty Name [Domain]
				Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]	Geographical [Axis]
				Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	Geographical [Domain]	CALIFORNIA	TEXAS	FLORIDA
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31	Assets, Total [Member]	Operators [Member]	Concentration risk (as a percent)	.37	.17	.11	.11	.89	.14	.07	.32	.04
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
		Concentration Risk Type [Domain]	Concentration risk (as a percent)										.23
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
	Sales Revenues [Member]	Operators [Member]	Concentration risk (as a percent)	.35	.13	.10	.12	.83	.13	.05	.28	.04
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure	.37
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure						.12
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
		Concentration Risk Type [Domain]	Concentration risk (as a percent)										.21	.11	.09
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31	Assets, Total [Member]	Operators [Member]	Concentration risk (as a percent)	.37	.18	.11	.11	.90	.14	.07	.31	.04
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
		Concentration Risk Type [Domain]	Concentration risk (as a percent)										.21
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
	Sales Revenues [Member]	Operators [Member]	Concentration risk (as a percent)	.23	.16	.11	.14	.91	.08	.05	.30	.05
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31	Sales Revenues [Member]	Operators [Member]	Concentration risk (as a percent)	.24	.19	.10	.22	.85	.07	.06	.28	.07
			Percentage of operator revenue to segment revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator revenue to total entity revenue after inclusion of revenue under RIDEA structure
			Concentration risk, assets
			Concentration risk, revenue
			Percentage of operator assets to segment assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Percentage of operator assets to total entity assets after inclusion of assets under RIDEA structure
			Summarized condensed consolidated financial statements
			Balance Sheets:
			Debt and financing obligations
			Income Statements:
			Operating, general and administrative expense