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Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Number Of Renewal Terms

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Consumer Price Index

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Lessor, Operating Lease, Number Of New Leases

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Master Lease agreements

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Facilities operated under two separate three-facility master lease arrangements. Under these master leases, a breach at a single facility could subject one or more of the other facilities covered by the same master lease to the same default risk.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in obligation for operating lease.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Discount rate used by lessee to determine present value of operating lease payments.

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Term of lessee'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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Term of lessee's operating lease, 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 operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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LEASES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
LEASES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 27, 2026 USD ($) agreement property	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) renewal property subsidiary agreement	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) renewal lease property subsidiary agreement	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		188		188
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term		13 years 8 months 12 days		13 years 8 months 12 days
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate, percent		6.10%		6.10%
Operating lease obligations \| $				$ (10)	$ (3,265)
Subsidiaries
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		149		149
Third Party Operators
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		39		39
CareTrust
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating leases of lessee, contingent rentals, basis spread on variable rate		2.50%		2.50%
Consumer price index		0.00%		0.00%
Rent expense \| $		$ 20,007	$ 18,800	$ 59,393	$ 52,830
Various Landlords
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of master lease agreements \| agreement		18		18
Subsidiaries under master lease arrangement \| subsidiary		101		101
Various Landlords \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term		15 years		15 years
Various Landlords \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term		20 years		20 years
Master Lease Agreements \| CareTrust \| Skilled Nursing And Senior Living Facilities
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		103		103
Master Lease Agreements \| Various Landlords \| Subsequent Event
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of master lease agreements \| agreement	21
Triple Net Lease Arrangements \| CareTrust
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of master lease agreements \| agreement		8		8
Extended lease term		5 years		5 years
Triple Net Lease Arrangements \| CareTrust \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term		13 years		13 years
Lessee leasing arrangements, operating leases, number of renewal terms \| renewal		2		2
Triple Net Lease Arrangements \| CareTrust \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term		20 years		20 years
Lessee leasing arrangements, operating leases, number of renewal terms \| renewal		3		3
Leases To Third Party Operators \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of operating lease		14 years		14 years
Leases To Third Party Operators \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of operating lease		16 years		16 years
Leases To Third Party Operators \| The Pennant Group, Inc. \| Senior Living Operations
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		35		35
New Leases To Third Party Operators
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of lease agreements \| lease				3
New Leases To Third Party Operators \| Senior Living Operations \| Third Party Operators
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties		3		3
Term of operating lease		15 years		15 years
New Master Lease Agreeement \| Various Landlords \| Subsequent Event
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of master lease agreements \| agreement	3
Right-of-use assets \| $	$ 265,224
Operating lease obligations \| $	$ 265,224
New Master Lease Agreeement \| Various Landlords \| Skilled Nursing Operations \| Subsidiaries \| Subsequent Event
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	17
New Master Lease Agreeement \| Various Landlords \| Campus Operations \| Subsidiaries \| Subsequent Event
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	2