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Owned Real Properties - Owned Real Properties-SHOP (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Aug. 06, 2026 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2025 item	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2026 property	Jun. 30, 2026 item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 $ / item	Dec. 31, 2025 property	Aug. 06, 2026 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2026 community	Aug. 06, 2026 agreement	Jun. 30, 2026 property	Jun. 30, 2026 item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 community
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment														$ 1,783,842,000
Number of properties \| property												126
Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Number of management agreements \| agreement											3
Number of operators with whom lease arrangement entered \| item	3
SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													2,879
Gross Investment														801,022,000
Percentage of gross portfolio investments			32.10%
Number of properties \| property												34
Number of operators			11	11	11	11	11						11
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							278.23
SHOP \| Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Number of real estate properties acquired \| community										5
Number of management agreements	3									5
Number of operators with whom lease arrangement entered \| item	3
Wisconsin \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													742
Gross Investment														248,824,000
Number of properties \| property												7
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							335.34
Georgia \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													552
Gross Investment														148,036,000
Number of properties \| property												5
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							268.18
Illinois \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													325
Gross Investment														68,130,000
Number of properties \| property												5
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							209.63
Arizona \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													104
Gross Investment														54,312,000
Number of properties \| property												1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							522.23
California \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													133
Gross Investment														49,036,000
Number of properties \| property												2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							368.69
Colorado \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													228
Gross Investment														41,950,000
Number of properties \| property												4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							183.99
Kentucky \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													158
Gross Investment														39,901,000
Number of properties \| property												2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							252.54
Oregon \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													186
Gross Investment														33,361,000
Number of properties \| property												1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							179.36
Tennessee \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													100
Gross Investment														31,491,000
Number of properties \| property												1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							314.91
Texas \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													88
Gross Investment														26,786,000
Number of properties \| property												2
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							304.39
All Other \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item													263
Gross Investment														59,195,000
Number of properties \| property												4
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							225.08
SH
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment														1,248,810,000
Number of properties \| property												84
Average Investment per Bed/Unit \| $ / item							213.47
SH \| SHOP
Owned Real Properties
Number of operators \| item		3
Number of communities converted				4	4			15
Gross Investment														$ 801,022,000
Number of real estate properties acquired								11							5
Number of operating communities \| property								2
Number of properties \| property												34
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 381,000
Number of leases terminated														2
Number of operators with whom lease arrangement entered						2
SH \| SHOP \| Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units									495
Number of real estate properties acquired \| item	5