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The number of assisted living communities removed from the master lease contracts during the period.

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Number of operators with whom lease arrangement entered during the period upon conversion.

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Amount of cash outflow made during the period as fees for termination of lease.

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Number of real estate properties converted during the period.

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The amount of working capital note written off during the period.

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Term of lessor's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of real estate investment property which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Owned Real Properties - Lease Extensions and Lease Terminations (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) item lease	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) property item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) property item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) property item	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) item property	Dec. 31, 2025 property	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2026 USD ($)
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 1,783,842,000	$ 1,783,842,000	$ 1,783,842,000
Number of properties \| property		126	126	126
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives		$ 13,000			$ 249,000
Write-off of interest receivable		198,000
Anthem Memory Care
Owned Real Properties
Write-off of interest receivable					371,000
Anthem Memory Care \| Working capital loans
Owned Real Properties
Working capital note receivable written off					2,693,000,000
Write-off of interest receivable					371,000,000
New Perspective Senior Living, LLC
Owned Real Properties
Lease termination fee							$ 5,971,000,000
New master lease agreement
Owned Real Properties
Number of Assisted Living Communities Removed from Master Lease \| lease	2
Lease term	5 years
Working capital note receivable written off	$ 243,000
Adjustment for collectability of lease incentives	$ 249,000
New master lease agreement \| First specified lease extension option
Owned Real Properties
Number of extension periods \| item	1
Lease renewal term	1 year
New master lease agreement \| Second specified lease extension option
Owned Real Properties
Number of extension periods \| item	4
Lease renewal term	5 years
Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 161,112,000	$ 161,112,000	$ 161,112,000	$ 198,086,000
Number of properties \| property		16	16	16	21
Number of Beds/Units \| item		882	882	882	1,842
Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 801,022,000	$ 801,022,000	$ 801,022,000
Number of properties \| property		34	34	34
Number of Beds/Units \| item		2,879	2,879	2,879
Georgia, South Carolina and Texas \| Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 59,387,000	$ 59,387,000	$ 59,387,000
Number of Beds/Units \| item		247	247	247
TX \| Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 26,786,000	$ 26,786,000	$ 26,786,000
Number of properties \| property		2	2	2
Number of Beds/Units \| item		88	88	88
TN \| Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 31,491,000	$ 31,491,000	$ 31,491,000
Number of properties \| property		1	1	1
Number of Beds/Units \| item		100	100	100
SH
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 1,248,810,000	$ 1,248,810,000	$ 1,248,810,000
Number of properties \| property		84	84	84
SH \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Number of Assisted Living Communities Removed from Master Lease \| item				2
SH \| Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 801,022,000	$ 801,022,000	$ 801,022,000
Number of properties \| property		34	34	34
Number of communities converted			4	4		15
Number of operators, agreements entered upon conversion \| item				2
SH \| Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units								495
SH \| OK \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 9,052,000	$ 9,052,000	$ 9,052,000
Number of properties \| property		4	4	4
Number of Beds/Units \| item		155	155	155
SH \| CO, NJ \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 83,293,000	$ 83,293,000	$ 83,293,000
Number of properties \| property		5	5	5
Number of Beds/Units \| item		266	266	266
SH \| IL, MI, OH \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 68,767,000	$ 68,767,000	$ 68,767,000	$ 68,353,000
Number of properties \| property		7	7	7	7
Number of Beds/Units \| item		461	461	461	461
SH \| GA, SC \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment					$ 32,361,000
Number of properties \| property					2
Number of Beds/Units \| item					159
SH \| Georgia, South Carolina and Texas
Owned Real Properties
Number of Beds/Units \| item		247	247	247
SH \| TX \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment					$ 25,704,000
Number of properties \| property					2
Number of Beds/Units \| item					88
SNF
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment		$ 523,027,000	$ 523,027,000	$ 523,027,000
Number of properties \| property		41	41	41
SNF \| AL, NM \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment					$ 53,339,000
Number of properties \| property					6
Number of Beds/Units \| item					782
SNF \| SC \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment					$ 13,054,000
Number of properties \| property					2
Number of Beds/Units \| item					211
SNF \| TN \| Triple-Net lease extensions
Owned Real Properties
Gross Investment					$ 5,275,000
Number of properties \| property					2
Number of Beds/Units \| item					141