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Real Estate Investments - Mortgage Loans Activity (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 item	Jun. 30, 2025 period
Mortgage Loans
Originations and funding under mortgage loans receivable			$ 41,535	$ 15,957
Exchange of mortgage loans for controlling interests in joint ventures accounted for as financing receivables		$ (64,450)		(102,435)
Pay-offs received				(2,013)
Application of interest reserve				169
Scheduled principal payments received			(451)	(380)
Mortgage loan premium amortization			(3)	(3)
Recovery (provision) for loan loss reserve			(411)	887
Net (decrease) increase in mortgage loans receivable			$ 40,670	(87,818)
Gross Investment						$ 1,329,683
Number of beds/units \| item							213
Number of Properties			121				121
Remaining commitment						66,768
Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investment						356,815
Number of Properties \| property			28
Other Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Additions to mortgage loans				767
SNF
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investment						598,800
Number of Properties			50				50
SNF \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investment						16,500
Number of Properties \| property			1
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.80%
ALF \| Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest \| Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Remaining commitment						3,706
ALF/MC \| Subsequent Event
Mortgage Loans
Payments to Acquire Real Estate	$ 35,200
Michigan \| ALF/MC \| Mortgage Loans With 8.75 Interest
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investment						19,500
Number of beds/units \| item							85
Borrower contribution			$ 12,100
Loan Term			3 years
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.75%
Loan extension term			1 year
Funding under mortgage loan commitment						3,040
Extension term number of options \| period								2
Florida \| ILF/ALF/MC \| Mortgage loans with 8.5% interest
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investment		19,500		19,500		42,300
Number of beds/units \| item							250
Loan Term			5 years
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.50%
Funding under mortgage loan commitment		$ 6,878		6,878		$ 38,495
Illinois \| Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Gross Investment					$ 26,120
Number of beds/units \| item					116
Borrower contribution					$ 12,300
Loan Term					6 years
Interest rate (as a percent)					9.00%
Affiliates of ALG
Mortgage Loans
Additional amount funded under mortgage loan				$ 5,546
Affiliates of ALG \| North Carolina/ South Carolina \| ALF/MC
Mortgage Loans
Number of properties collateralized \| property		13		13
Affiliates of ALG \| Michigan \| ALF/MC
Mortgage Loans
Exchange of mortgage loans for controlling interests in joint ventures accounted for as financing receivables			$ (64,450)
Affiliates of ALG \| North Carolina \| ALF
Mortgage Loans
Exchange of mortgage loans for controlling interests in joint ventures accounted for as financing receivables		$ (37,985)		$ (37,985)
Number of Properties \| property		4		4
Additional amount funded under mortgage loan				$ 2,766
Affiliates of ALG \| North Carolina \| ALF/MC
Mortgage Loans
Number of properties collateralized \| property		12		12
Affiliates of ALG \| South Carolina \| ALF/MC
Mortgage Loans
Number of properties collateralized \| property		1		1
SNF Beds
Mortgage Loans
Number of beds/units \| item							6,231
SNF Beds \| Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Number of beds/units \| item							2,726
SNF Beds \| SNF
Mortgage Loans
Number of beds/units \| item							6,113
SNF Beds \| SNF \| Mortgage loans with 8.8% Interest Maturing 2028 \| Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loans
Number of beds/units \| item							150