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Real Estate Investments - Financing Receivable (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Option property	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) property item $ / item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 item
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment				$ 1,329,683
Number of properties		121			121
Financing receivables
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment				361,438
LTC Investment		$ 283,172
Number of properties \| property		31
Number of Beds/Units \| item		1,562
SNF
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment				598,800
Number of properties		50			50
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item		94.31
SNF \| Florida \| 7.25% (2032 Maturity Year)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.25%
Gross Investment				76,559
LTC Investment		$ 62,234
Number of properties \| property		3
Number of Beds/Units \| item		299
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item		256.05
SH
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment				718,878
Number of properties		70			70
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item		169.71
SH \| North Carolina/ South Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year One)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.25%
Gross Investment	$ 122,460		$ 122,460	122,460
LTC Investment	$ 64,450	$ 64,450
Number of properties \| property	13	13	13
Number of Beds/Units \| item		523
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item		234.15
Percentage of cash return	8.00%
Additional amount funded under mortgage loan	$ 5,546
Controlling interest obtained from JV (%)	53.00%
Non-controlling interest owned by JV partner	47.00%
Lease term	10 years		10 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| Option	2
Lease renewal term	5 years		5 years
SH \| North Carolina \| 7.25% (2033 Maturity Year)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.25%
Gross Investment				121,419
LTC Investment		$ 118,503
Number of properties \| property		11
Number of Beds/Units \| item		523
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item		232,160
Percentage of cash return		9.00%
SH \| North Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year One)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	12		12
SH \| North Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year Two)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.25%
Gross Investment				$ 41,000
LTC Investment	$ 37,985	$ 37,985
Number of properties \| property	4	4	4
Number of Beds/Units \| item		217
Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item		188.94
Percentage of cash return	8.00%
Additional amount funded under mortgage loan	$ 2,766
Controlling interest obtained from JV (%)	93.00%
Non-controlling interest owned by JV partner	7.00%
Lease term	10 years		10 years
Number of operating lease renewals \| Option	2
Lease renewal term	5 years		5 years
SH \| South Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year One)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property	1		1
Affiliates of ALG
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Additional amount funded under mortgage loan			$ 5,546
Affiliates of ALG \| SH \| North Carolina \| 7.25% (2034 Maturity Year Two)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Gross Investment	$ 41,000		$ 41,000