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National Health Investors, Inc
(NYSE:NHI) 

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Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale-leaseback, joint-venture, mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent, assist...

Founded: 1991
Full Time Employees: 17
Sector: Real Estate
Industry: REIT-Healthcare Facilities

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      revenues:
                                                                                  
      rental income
    73,150,000 70,286,000 62,178,000 70,270,000 68,866,000 65,784,000 63,318,000 65,760,000 62,187,000 60,722,000 62,255,000 60,952,000 65,299,000 53,765,000 59,394,000 39,982,000 64,559,000 60,906,000 67,043,000 68,351,000 74,749,000 74,942,000 77,821,000 77,917,000 76,527,000 75,405,000 75,247,000 72,578,000 70,953,000 70,004,000 71,688,000 69,869,000 68,050,000 68,204,000 65,735,000 63,137,000 61,019,000 59,272,000 57,028,000 55,074,000 54,823,000 54,459,000 52,670,000 52,495,000 42,944,000 41,669,000 41,353,000 40,313,000 27,150,000 28,817,000 25,012,000 25,050,000 20,210,000 22,285,000  14,064,750 18,765,000 17,500,000 19,020,000 13,516,500 18,087,000 17,646,000 18,453,000 10,506,000 17,054,000 13,487,000 14,029,000 13,322,000 13,220,000 13,835,000 12,962,000 12,798,000 12,989,000 12,901,000     
      resident fees and services
    37,060,000 30,729,000 21,177,000 14,217,000 13,939,000 14,005,000 13,771,000 13,390,000 13,256,000 12,949,000 12,367,000 11,793,000 11,700,000 11,791,000 12,013,000 11,992,000                                                               
      interest and other income
    4,920,000                                                                              
      total revenues
    115,130,000 105,823,000 89,847,000 90,662,000                                                                           
      yoy
                                                                                  
      qoq
    8.79% 17.78% -0.90%                                                                            
      expenses:
                                                                                  
      depreciation and amortization
    23,691,000                                                                              
      interest expense
    15,040,000                                                   1,123,000 1,316,000 854,000                         
      senior housing operating expenses
    28,169,000 23,426,000 16,253,000 10,396,000 10,853,000 10,757,000 10,744,000 10,437,000 10,314,000 10,062,000 10,045,000 9,682,000 9,799,000 9,841,000 9,239,000 9,113,000                                                               
      legal expense
    305,000                                                   277,000 342,000 205,000  -447,441 119,000 174,000 188,000 612,000 85,000 174,000 283,000 682,000 337,000 485,000 450,000 557,000 310,000 597,000 134,000 526,000 161,000 188,000     
      franchise, excise and other taxes
    215,000 324,000 244,000 243,000 269,000 94,000 83,000 47,000 -187,000 6,000 2,000 258,000 183,000 150,000 225,000 225,000 244,000 79,000 244,000 232,000 233,000 -19,000 164,000 145,000 243,000 109,000 121,000 775,000 545,000 309,000 245,000 266,000 158,000 268,000 267,000 267,000 183,000 271,000 273,000 283,000 633,000 114,000 104,000 134,000 -170,000 78,000 406,000 306,000 300,000 80,000 93,000 144,000 145,000 271,000  -741,048 185,000 252,000 358,000 43,000 64,000 252,000 278,000         82,500 68,000 191,000     
      general and administrative expenses
    7,851,000                                                                              
      proxy contest and related expenses
     393,000  1,308,000                                                                           
      taxes and insurance on leased properties
    2,804,000 2,571,000 2,610,000 2,914,000 2,887,000 2,844,000 2,786,000 2,802,000 2,733,000 2,775,000 2,908,000 3,212,000 2,619,000 2,235,000 2,358,000 2,157,000 3,038,000 4,119,000 3,182,000 2,175,000 2,161,000 2,463,000 4,187,000                                                        
      loan and realty gains
    -50,000                                                                              
      total expenses
    78,025,000 69,791,000 57,555,000 55,607,000                                                                           
      gains on dispositions of real estate properties
    2,612,000                                                                              
      gains from equity method investment
     1,652,000 73,000 1,524,000 415,000   236,000 166,000       273,000 297,000                                                              
      other non-operating income
    35,000         50,500 202,000                                                                    
      net income
    39,752,000 37,803,000 32,478,000 36,689,000 33,817,000 42,787,000 28,242,000 34,952,000 30,657,000 31,719,000 29,033,000 39,447,000 34,183,000 1,560,000 34,229,000 21,466,000 8,246,000 6,505,000 30,849,000 39,231,000 35,384,000 37,163,000 42,661,000 44,425,000 61,062,000 42,036,000 42,755,000 39,978,000 35,679,000 37,082,000 40,979,000 37,839,000 37,799,000 39,092,000 38,245,000 44,230,000 41,188,000 33,438,000 44,981,000 33,109,000 54,786,000 33,977,000 31,537,000 30,013,000 28,100,000 25,516,000 25,577,000 23,856,000 28,110,000 43,050,000 20,098,000 15,923,000 41,270,000 14,351,000 16,928,000 -62,936,868 18,808,000 19,189,000 19,093,000 16,955,000 17,334,000 19,189,000 15,943,000 16,291,000 17,473,000 15,415,000 15,049,000 13,367,000 15,951,000 14,793,000 13,399,000 29,435,000 36,538,000 14,981,000     
      yoy
    17.55% -11.65% 15.00% 4.97% 10.31% 34.89% -2.72% -11.40% -10.32% 1933.27% -15.18% 83.77% 314.54% -76.02% 10.96% -45.28% -76.70% -82.50% -27.69% -11.69% -42.05% -11.59% -0.22% 11.12% 71.14% 13.36% 4.33% 5.65% -5.61% -5.14% 7.15% -14.45% -8.23% 16.91% -14.98% 33.59% -24.82% -1.59% 42.63% 10.32% 94.97% 33.16% 23.30% 25.81% -0.04% -40.73% 27.26% 49.82% -31.89% 199.98% 18.73% -125.30% 119.43% -25.21% -11.34% -471.20% 8.50% 0.00% 19.76% 4.08% -0.80% 24.48% 5.94% 21.87% 9.54% 4.20% 12.31% -54.59% -56.34% -1.25%         
      qoq
    5.16% 16.40% -11.48% 8.49% -20.96% 51.50% -19.20% 14.01% -3.35% 9.25% -26.40% 15.40% 2091.22% -95.44% 59.46% 160.32% 26.76% -78.91% -21.37% 10.87% -4.79% -12.89% -3.97% -27.25% 45.26% -1.68% 6.95% 12.05% -3.78% -9.51% 8.30% 0.11% -3.31% 2.21% -13.53% 7.39% 23.18% -25.66% 35.86% -39.57% 61.24% 7.74% 5.08% 6.81% 10.13% -0.24% 7.21% -15.13% -34.70% 114.20% 26.22% -61.42% 187.58% -15.22% -126.90% -434.63% -1.99% 0.50% 12.61% -2.19% -9.67% 20.36% -2.14% -6.76% 13.35% 2.43% 12.58% -16.20% 7.83% 10.40% -54.48% -19.44% 143.90%      
      net income margin %
    34.53% 35.72% 36.15% 40.47% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN%    
      add: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    350,000 360,000 384,000 298,000 348,000 455,000 298,000 304,000 290,000 327,000 313,000 332,000                                                                   
      net income attributable to stockholders
    40,102,000 38,163,000 32,862,000 36,987,000 34,165,000 43,242,000 28,540,000 35,256,000 30,947,000 32,046,000 29,346,000 39,779,000                                                                   
      less: net income allocated to participating securities
    -78,000                                                                              
      net income attributable to common stockholders
    40,024,000 38,113,000 32,812,000 36,938,000 34,113,000 43,214,000 28,511,000 35,227,000 30,915,000 32,027,000 29,327,000 39,760,000 34,484,000 1,863,000 34,468,000 21,673,000 8,399,000 6,477,000 30,814,000 39,183,000 35,332,000 37,140,000 42,595,000 44,368,000 61,023,000 42,039,000 42,758,000 39,979,000     37,799,000 39,092,000 38,245,000 44,230,000 41,188,000 33,032,000 44,595,000 32,725,000 54,396,000 33,600,000 31,182,000 29,683,000 27,529,000 25,250,000 25,294,000 23,533,000 27,775,000 42,744,000 19,920,000 15,743,000 41,103,000 14,351,000                         
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                  
      basic
    48,323,945,000 46,874,691,000 47,433,336,000 46,691,953,000 45,720,496,000 43,844,771,000 43,476,067,000 43,397,080,000 43,388,841,000 43,388,794,000 43,388,841,000 43,388,753,000 43,388,742,000 44,774,708,000 44,339,975,000 45,708,238,000 45,850,686,000 45,714,221,000 45,850,599,000 45,850,599,000 45,305,087,000 44,696,285,000 44,661,650,000 44,650,002,000 44,613,593,000 43,417,828,000 43,505,332,000 43,232,384,000 42,825,824,000 41,943,873,000 42,187,077,000 41,704,819,000 40,894,219,000 41,108,699,000 40,982,244,000 39,953,804,000 39,013,412,000 39,283,919,000 38,520,221,000 38,401,647,000 37,604,594,000 37,566,221,000 37,566,221,000 37,558,067,000 33,375,966,000 33,055,992,000 33,052,750,000 33,051,415,000 28,362,398,000 27,876,176,000 27,876,176,000 27,876,176,000 27,811,813,000 27,830,311,000   27,729,560,000 27,665,629,000 27,696,727,000  27,673,703,000 27,665,629,000 27,632,376,000 27,586,338,000 27,589,161,000  27,574,544,000  27,767,394,000 27,753,051,000 27,730,686,000 27,703,464,000  27,703,539,000     
      diluted
    48,547,893,000 47,051,763,000 47,623,623,000 46,822,465,000 45,878,528,000 44,102,636,000 43,987,072,000 43,563,654,000 43,424,550,000 43,389,466,000 43,388,841,000 43,388,753,000 43,391,429,000 44,794,236,000 44,402,582,000 45,718,538,000 45,851,061,000 45,729,497,000 45,851,424,000 45,858,074,000 45,357,773,000 44,698,004,000 44,662,403,000 44,650,002,000 44,618,139,000 43,703,248,000 43,861,089,000 43,498,021,000 43,125,032,000 42,091,731,000 42,434,499,000 41,786,829,000 41,151,453,000 41,448,263,000 41,245,173,000 40,108,762,000 39,155,380,000 39,651,900,000 38,561,384,000 38,414,791,000 37,644,171,000 37,583,141,000 37,607,117,000 37,645,265,000 33,416,014,000 33,088,570,000 33,087,283,000 33,085,232,000 28,397,702,000 27,905,545,000 27,913,727,000 27,911,584,000 27,838,720,000 27,862,582,000   27,789,725,000 27,729,034,000 27,796,109,000  27,737,802,000 27,729,034,000 27,681,479,000 27,618,300,000 27,642,237,000  27,582,228,000  27,785,708,000 27,777,291,000 27,786,425,000 27,783,862,000  27,799,749,000     
      earnings per share:
                                                                                  
      basic
    0.83 0.8 0.69                                                                            
      diluted
    0.82 0.8 0.69                                                                            
      interest income and other
     4,789,500 6,492,000 6,175,000 6,491,000 5,966,000 5,855,000 5,820,000 6,070,000 5,794,000 5,484,000 5,131,000 5,389,000 5,114,000 4,891,000 7,925,000 6,768,000 8,761,000 6,790,000 5,979,000 6,136,000 6,297,000 6,480,000 6,257,000 6,549,000 6,790,000 6,435,000 5,518,000 5,154,000 3,992,000 3,227,000                                                
      depreciation
     14,822,750 20,216,000 19,918,000 19,157,000 18,680,000 17,768,000 17,490,000 17,505,000 17,111,000 17,515,000 17,730,000 17,617,000 17,303,000 17,533,000 17,772,000 18,272,000 19,299,000 20,035,000 20,658,000 20,806,000 21,024,000 20,836,000 20,847,000 20,443,000 19,610,000 19,695,000 19,020,000 18,491,000 18,067,000 18,153,000 17,794,000 17,167,000 17,023,000 16,829,000 16,154,000 15,897,000 15,240,000 14,695,000 13,733,000 13,661,000 13,485,000 13,004,000 13,014,000 9,705,000 9,596,000 9,540,000 9,237,000 5,396,000 5,732,000 4,558,000 4,415,000 3,926,000 5,892,000  2,182,250 2,930,000 2,786,000 2,884,000 2,063,250 2,871,000 2,823,000 2,594,000 1,419,000 2,317,000 1,942,000 1,951,000 1,952,000 1,925,000 2,022,000 2,025,000 -444,000 3,157,000 3,123,000     
      interest
     14,264,000 13,766,000 15,001,000 14,337,000 15,240,000 14,939,000 14,854,000 14,869,000 14,852,000 15,086,000 14,194,000 14,027,000 12,445,000 11,412,000 10,862,000 10,198,000 12,282,000 12,715,000 12,840,000 12,973,000 12,293,000 12,892,000 13,557,000 14,140,000 14,374,000 14,661,000 13,746,000 13,518,000                    3,218,000 3,290,000 1,598,000            160,000 19,250 15,000 24,000 37,000 61,750 62,000 80,000 105,000 1,119,500 465,000 2,004,000     
      legal
     11,000 134,000 1,095,000 1,426,000 411,000 240,000 165,000 236,000 143,000 67,000 174,000 122,000 301,000 88,000 339,000 1,827,000 701,000 117,000 -40,000 130,000 426,000 241,000 250,000 334,000 98,000 40,000 99,000 270,000 -396,000 371,000 223,000 77,000 215,000 146,000 56,000 16,000 156,000 124,000 126,000 169,000 117,000 75,000 104,000 60,000 66,000 10,000 73,000 163,000 55,000 289,000                            
      general and administrative
     7,603,000 6,311,000 6,125,000 6,829,000 5,418,000 4,810,000 4,870,000 5,642,000 4,924,000 4,430,000 4,306,000 5,653,000 4,875,000 4,744,000 5,049,000 8,101,000 3,202,000 3,650,000 3,588,000 7,989,000 3,177,000 2,785,000 3,032,000 4,311,000 3,612,000 2,802,000 2,972,000 4,014,000 2,820,000 2,793,000 2,765,000 3,074,000 2,513,000 2,521,000 4,108,000 2,555,000 2,169,000 2,120,000 2,929,000 2,469,000 1,691,000 2,514,000 3,845,000 2,159,000 2,164,000 1,850,000 2,935,000 2,083,000 1,757,000 2,325,000 3,089,000 1,781,000 1,639,000  1,567,750 1,209,000 1,331,000 3,774,000 1,599,250 1,260,000 1,331,000 3,806,000 1,215,000 1,194,000 1,257,000 1,589,000 1,344,000 453,000 343,000 1,447,000 1,219,000 1,227,000 1,782,000     
      loan and realty losses
     -61,000 -1,979,000 -1,393,000 -14,000 745,000 3,434,000 1,106,000 10,000 -351,000 1,959,000 186,000 -418,000 21,960,000 11,329,000 4,094,000 24,528,000 29,170,000 22,425,000 1,221,000 -50,000 -11,000 -193,000 -380,000 1,555,000 -60,000   2,500,000 3,266,000  1,849,000     3,964,000 1,131,000 14,726,000              -4,495,000 2,300,000          -437,000   -640,000            
      gains on sales of real estate properties
     119,000 113,000 110,000                                                                           
      less: net income attributable to unvested restricted
                                                                                  
      stock awards
     -37,750 -50,000 -49,000                                                                           
      earnings per share - basic
       0.79                                                                           
      earnings per share - diluted
       0.79                                                                           
      revenues: - sum
        89,296,000 85,755,000 82,944,000 84,970,000 81,513,000 79,465,000 80,106,000 77,876,000 82,388,000 70,670,000 76,298,000 59,899,000 71,327,000 69,667,000 73,833,000 74,330,000 80,885,000 81,239,000 84,301,000 84,174,000 83,076,000 82,195,000 81,682,000  76,107,000 73,996,000 74,915,000 72,956,000 51,894,000 71,352,000                                             
      proxy contest and related
        264,000                                                                          
      expenses: - sum
        56,008,000 54,189,000 54,804,000 51,771,000 51,122,000 49,522,000 52,012,000 49,742,000 49,602,000 69,110,000 56,928,000 49,611,000 66,208,000 68,852,000 62,368,000 40,674,000 44,242,000 39,353,000 40,912,000 38,901,000 42,579,000 39,336,000 38,927,000  40,428,000 36,914,000 33,936,000 35,117,000 24,024,500 32,260,000                                             
      gains on sales of real estate
        114,000 4,960,000 102,000 1,517,000 100,000 1,221,000 737,000 11,366,000 1,397,000  14,840,000 10,521,000 2,981,000 6,072,000 19,941,000 6,484,000  309,000                                                         
      less: net income attributable to unvested restricted stock awards
        -52,000 -28,000 -29,000 -29,000 -32,000 -19,000 -19,000 -19,000                                                                   
      earnings per common share - basic
        750 960 660 810 710 740 680 920                                                                   
      earnings per common share - diluted
        740 960 650 810 710 740 680 920                                                                   
      gain on operations transfer
               20,000  -177,500 19,000                                                                
      loss on early retirement of debt
               -73,000     -151,000 -1,461,000   -451,000                                                          
      gain on note receivable payoff
                                                                                  
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                301,000 303,000 239,000 207,000 153,000     -23,000 -66,000 -57,000                                                       
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                  
      net income attributable to common stockholders - basic
                790 50 780 470 180 140 670 850 780 827.5 950 990 1,370 685 980 920     747.5 950 930 1,110 712.5 840 1,160 850 627.5 890 830 790                                   
      net income attributable to common stockholders - diluted
                790 50 780 470 180 130 670 850 780 827.5 950 990 1,370 680 970 920     742.5 940 930 1,100 710 830 1,160 850 627.5 890 830 790                                   
      gain on note payoff
                 278,250  1,113,000                                                               
      loss on operations transfer
                   -729,000                                                               
      loss from equity method investment
                     729,000 -557,000 -909,000 -808,000 -1,108,000 -728,000 -848,000 -442,000                                                      
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                     -33,750 -35,000 -48,000 -52,000    -39,000                                                      
      property taxes and insurance on leased properties
                           1,450,000 1,553,000 1,593,000 1,608,000 1,506,000 1,090,000                                                  
      investment and other gains
                            21,007,000           10,088,000 6,175,000 1,657,000 26,415,000 1,665,000 23,529,000 1,126,000                                     
      income before loss on convertible note retirement
                             29,603,250 42,755,000 39,978,000 35,679,000                                                  
      loss on convertible note retirement
                                                                                  
      less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
                             3,000 3,000                                                    
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                               1,000          -406,000 -386,000 -384,000 -390,000 -377,000 -355,000 -330,000 -571,000 -266,000 -283,000 -323,000 -335,000 -306,000 -178,000 -180,000                           
      net income per common share - basic
                                830 700 970 910                                               
      net income per common share - diluted
                                830 700 970 910                                               
      interest, including amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
                                 9,051,750 12,374,000 12,220,000 8,932,500 12,241,000 11,828,000 11,661,000 7,936,250 10,816,000 10,666,000 10,262,000 6,867,750 9,772,000 9,287,000 8,412,000 5,180,000 7,005,000 6,829,000 6,887,000                               
      income before investment and other gains and losses
                                 29,497,250 40,979,000 37,839,000                                               
      interest income
                                   3,087,000                                               
      interest income from mortgage and other notes
                                    3,009,000 3,045,000 3,992,000 3,089,000 3,890,000 3,591,000 3,232,000 3,092,000 2,829,000 2,507,000 2,521,000 2,121,000 1,755,000 1,754,000 1,748,000 1,756,000 1,756,000 1,936,000 1,972,000 1,969,000                           
      investment income and other
                                    24,000 103,000 109,000 162,000 118,000 388,000 944,000 852,000 990,000 1,316,000 1,122,000 1,135,000 1,035,000 1,055,000 1,059,000 1,067,000 1,010,000 1,040,000 1,064,000 1,052,000 950,000 1,348,000  3,349,500 2,196,000 1,285,000 1,412,000                    
      income before equity-method investee, trs tax expense, investment and
                                                                                  
      other gains and noncontrolling interest
                                    27,869,500 39,092,000 38,245,000 34,142,000 20,938,500 33,468,000 18,600,000                                        
      loss from equity-method investee
                                                                                  
      income tax expense attributable to taxable reit subsidiary
                                                                                  
      income before equity-method investee, trs tax benefit, investment and
                                                                                  
      income from equity-method investee
                                         -754,000 -57,000 -402,000 -1,002,000 -252,000  -229,000 -228,000 -53,000 52,000 158,000 55,000 178,000 69,000                            
      income tax benefit attributable to taxable reit subsidiary
                                        -187,250 -933,000 23,000 161,000                                       
      income before equity-method investee, trs tax benefit, investment and other gains and noncontrolling interest
                                           31,685,000                                       
      loan recovery
                                            -122,750  -491,000                                    
      income before equity-method investee and noncontrolling interest
                                            23,791,750 33,103,000 31,820,000 30,242,000                                   
      income income from equity-method investee
                                              -283,000                                    
      loan and realty losses (recoveries)
                                                                                  
      income before equity-method investee, discontinued operations and noncontrolling interest
                                                18,698,750 25,569,000 25,525,000 23,698,000                               
      income from continuing operations
                                                28,100,000 25,516,000 25,577,000 23,856,000 22,117,000 23,118,000 19,254,000 15,008,000 25,035,000 14,351,000 15,681,000 -55,784,240 16,525,000 15,943,000 15,565,000 15,331,000 16,146,000 16,052,000 14,693,000 12,284,000 17,477,000 13,926,000 15,090,000 13,757,000 13,460,000 14,797,000 13,399,000 13,390,000 36,538,000 13,650,000     
      discontinued operations
                                                    190 710 30 30    8,112 80 120 130 7,283,800 40 110 50 -79.78  50  -89.92 90   -49.37  50     
      income from operations - discontinued
                                                    3,105,000 562,000 844,000     953,250 1,235,000 1,242,000 1,229,000 914,000 1,188,000 1,133,000  4,007,000  1,489,000 -41,000            
      gain on sale of real estate
                                                    2,888,000 19,370,000      837,000 1,048,000 2,004,000                     
      income from discontinued operations
                                                    5,993,000 19,932,000  915,000    1,790,250 2,283,000 3,246,000 3,528,000 1,415,000 1,188,000 3,137,000 1,250,000         16,714,000  662,000     
      basic:
                                                                                  
      income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders
                                                800 760 770 710 740 820 680 530 900 520                         
      net income per common share attributable to common stockholders
                                                800 760 770 710 930 1,530 710 560 1,480 520                         
      diluted:
                                                                                  
      loan and realty (recoveries) losses
                                                    494,000 -2,061,000                             
      income before equity-method investee, investment and other gains,
                                                                                  
      discontinued operations and noncontrolling interest
                                                    18,756,000 22,940,000                             
      loan impairment
                                                       4,037,000                           
      income before equity-method investee, discontinued operations
                                                                                  
      and noncontrolling interest
                                                      19,185,000 14,986,000                           
      income before unconsolidated entity, discontinued operations
                                                                                  
      income from unconsolidated entity
                                                       22,000                           
      mortgage interest income
                                                        1,357,000 1,879,000  1,229,750 1,689,000 1,602,000 1,596,000 1,291,500 1,569,000 1,602,000 1,996,000 2,074,000 2,568,000 2,590,000 1,913,000 2,452,000 2,400,000 2,417,000 2,397,000 2,216,000 2,599,000 3,322,000     
      income before unconsolidated entity, gains on sales of marketable
                                                                                  
      securities, discontinued operations and noncontrolling interest
                                                        12,399,500 14,351,000                         
      gains on sales of marketable securities
                                                        7,500                          
      gain on sales of real estate
                                                                                  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                                  
      other comprehensive income:
                                                                                  
      change in unrealized gains on securities
                                                        141,750 -1,336,000                         
      less: reclassification adjustment for gains in net income
                                                        -7,500                          
      decrease in fair value of cash flow hedge
                                                        -335,750 -436,000                         
      total other comprehensive income
                                                        -201,500 -1,772,000                         
      total comprehensive income
                                                        12,205,500 12,579,000                         
      snfs leased to legend healthcare
                                                          2,657,000                        
      alfs leased to senior living management
                                                          917,000                        
      alfs leased to selah management group
                                                          325,000                        
      alfs leased to suite living senior specialty services / white pine
                                                          101,000                        
      write-off of billed rent due to lease termination
                                                          -126,000                        
      other new and existing leases
                                                          14,955,000                        
      write-off of straight-line rent receivable due to lease termination
                                                          -963,000                        
      straight-line rent adjustments, new and existing leases
                                                          977,000                        
      total rental income
                                                          18,843,000                        
      capital funding group
                                                          150,000                        
      brentwood at fore ranch
                                                          82,000                        
      other new and existing mortgages
                                                          1,615,000                        
      total mortgage interest income
                                                          1,847,000                        
      investment income and other1
                                                          1,084,000                        
      total revenue
                                                          21,774,000                        
      snfs leased to legend healthcare2
                                                          454,000                        
      other new and existing assets
                                                          2,942,000                        
      total depreciation
                                                          3,396,000                        
      interest expense:
                                                                                  
      change in fair value of interest rate swap agreement
                                                                                  
      interest expense and amortization of loan costs
                                                          747,000     -379,000 -471,000 -474,000                 
      total interest expense
                                                          747,000                        
      share-based compensation
                                                          248,000        1,821,000                
      other incomes
                                                          1,702,000                        
      income from discontinued operations3
                                                          1,247,000                        
      net income per common share, basic and diluted
                                                          610                        
      1 see note 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements
                                                                                  
      2 acquired from legend in 2011
                                                                                  
      3 see note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements
                                                                                  
      nm - not meaningful
                                                                                  
      loan and realty recoveries
                                                           98,901 -99,000 -573,000    -573,000                 
      income before non-operating income
                                                           -45,025,136 16,110,000 15,132,000 13,412,000    13,260,000 9,431,000 15,621,000 12,226,000 12,276,000 11,734,000 12,759,000 13,012,000 11,421,000 9,852,000 33,818,000 10,260,000     
      interest expense and amortization of loan costs, net of change in fair value of interest rate swap agreement
                                                           -657,000 -1,781,000 -474,000 741,000                    
      net income per common share
                                                           567.5 680 690 690 472.5 620 690 580 -1,737.67 630 550 550            
      net gain on sale of real estate
                                                              2,299,000 501,000  2,004,000          167,250  669,000     
      income before non-operating items
                                                               14,477,000 15,376,000 15,241,000                 
      non-operating income
                                                               989,500 1,241,000 1,285,000 1,433,000 2,853,000 1,856,000 1,700,000 2,814,000 2,023,000 701,000 1,785,000 1,978,000 3,538,000 2,720,000 3,390,000     
      amortization of loan costs
                                                                  68,000 81,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 3,000 34,000     
      national health investors, inc.
                                                                                  
      condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                                                  
      cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                  
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
                                                                                  
      operating activities:
                                                                                  
      benefit from loan and realty recoveries
                                                                                  
      impairment of real estate assets in discontinued operations
                                                                                  
      realized loss on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                  
      change in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
      accounts receivable
                                                                  -1,512,000                
      deferred costs and other assets
                                                                  23,000                
      accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                                  -66,000                
      deferred income
                                                                  401,000                
      net cash from operating activities
                                                                  19,272,000                
      cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                  
      investment in mortgage notes receivable
                                                                  -3,200,000                
      collection of mortgage notes receivable
                                                                  843,000                
      acquisition of real estate properties
                                                                  -76,968,000                
      receipt of earnest money deposit
                                                                  3,100,000                
      proceeds from disposition of real estate properties
                                                                                  
      acquisition of marketable securities
                                                                                  
      proceeds from sales of marketable securities
                                                                  1,000                
      net cash from investing activities
                                                                  -76,224,000                
      cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                  
      net borrowings under revolving credit facility
                                                                  33,935,000                
      credit facility fees
                                                                  -379,000                
      principal payments on debt
                                                                                  
      dividends paid to stockholders
                                                                  -17,959,000                
      net cash from financing activities
                                                                  15,597,000                
      increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                  -41,355,000                
      cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                                                  45,718,000                
      cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                                                  4,363,000                
      supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                  
      interest paid
                                                                  88,000                
      supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
                                                                                  
      settlement of mortgage note by real estate acquisition
                                                                  22,936,000                
      cash withheld at closing of real estate acquisition
                                                                  1,000,000                
      franchise, excise, and other taxes
                                                                   181,000 135,000 139,000 275,000 122,000 108,000 194,000 223,000        
      income from operations – discontinued
                                                                       612,250 2,491,000          
      net income per share
                                                                       0.398 0.57 0.53 0.48        
      revenues
                                                                                  
      facility operating revenue
                                                                           17,253,000 23,493,000 23,014,000     
      loan and realty impairment losses
                                                                           -5,750,000 -21,300,000      
      facility operating expense
                                                                           16,002,000 21,482,000 21,655,000     
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                  
      basic diluted
                                                                           6,925,859,750 27,703,539,000      
      37,993
                                                                                  
      26,238
                                                                                  
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        assets:
                                                                                      
        real estate properties:
                                                                                      
        land
      230,816,000 221,660,000 209,444,000 209,444,000 201,983,000 191,909,000 181,173,000 181,173,000 180,749,000 180,749,000 180,749,000 180,749,000 181,949,000 177,527,000 176,795,000 178,787,000 180,503,000 186,658,000 200,559,000 212,609,000 220,361,000 220,361,000 220,423,000 219,919,000 219,575,000 213,617,000 213,102,000 214,661,000 207,380,000 202,196,000 200,197,000 200,197,000 192,953,000 191,623,000 188,783,000 183,943,000 182,923,000 172,003,000 164,279,000 163,476,000 140,634,000 137,532,000 136,336,000 130,340,000 127,665,000 127,566,000 94,320,000 93,950,000 93,290,000 91,770,000 70,844,000 65,674,000 58,869,000 58,869,000 62,693,000 50,210,000 49,114,000 49,114,000 44,620,000 44,368,000 42,493,000 42,493,000 41,711,000 41,711,000 41,035,000 28,490,000 28,577,000 27,477,000 26,310,000 26,310,000 26,310,000 26,314,000 26,314,000 26,314,000 29,890,000 29,890,000 30,067,000 30,067,000 31,647,000 33,805,000 
        buildings, building improvements and intangible assets
      3,148,991,000 3,055,866,000                                                                               
        construction in progress
      19,309,000 18,214,000 12,465,000 8,283,000 6,663,000 10,568,000 11,329,000 8,347,000 6,389,000 5,913,000 7,019,000 5,925,000 3,924,000 3,352,000 2,835,000 1,781,000 851,000 468,000 2,784,000 4,167,000 3,131,000 3,093,000 2,528,000 1,600,000 18,003,000 24,556,000 19,954,000 20,889,000 19,810,000 16,643,000 7,890,000 5,093,000 4,781,000 2,678,000 10,835,000 20,201,000 18,018,000 15,729,000 24,772,000 27,782,000 18,702,000 13,011,000 12,343,000 10,219,000 8,978,000 6,428,000 18,197,000 13,973,000 11,198,000 9,665,000 19,469,000 9,954,000 4,922,000 2,673,000 718,000 15,900,000 9,864,000 4,983,000 3,922,000                182,000 256,000 364,000 307,000 359,000 1,263,000 
        total real estate properties
      3,399,116,000 3,295,740,000 3,104,282,000 3,097,842,000                                                                             
        less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
      -843,828,000 -821,982,000                                                                               
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of credit loss reserves of
                                                                                      
        15,341 and 15,397, respectively
      205,949,000                                                                                
        cash and cash equivalents
      24,948,000 19,624,000 81,625,000 18,640,000 135,004,000 24,289,000 15,550,000 14,766,000 11,357,000 22,347,000 16,579,000 17,411,000 13,875,000 19,291,000 28,811,000 43,435,000 36,121,000 37,412,000 48,393,000 32,544,000 113,375,000 43,344,000 42,198,000 46,853,000 46,049,000 5,215,000 5,882,000 5,635,000 5,177,000 4,659,000 2,638,000 3,045,000 3,230,000 3,063,000 3,926,000 3,470,000 5,685,000 4,832,000 4,197,000 3,876,000 28,808,000 13,286,000 14,197,000 3,293,000 4,190,000 3,287,000 3,559,000 7,157,000 6,245,000 11,312,000 7,450,000 36,469,000 6,050,000 9,172,000 4,410,000 9,800,000 6,927,000 15,886,000 15,484,000 21,901,000 21,097,000 2,664,000 2,451,000 11,744,000 4,363,000 45,718,000 63,571,000 65,254,000 104,935,000 100,242,000 97,437,000 94,810,000 90,945,000 75,356,000 114,784,000 170,815,000 171,942,000 177,765,000 132,469,000 43,062,000 
        straight-line rents receivable
      79,303,000 78,891,000 77,906,000  88,311,000 87,150,000    84,713,000                                                                       
        assets held for sale
      3,562,000 3,562,000     5,669,000 5,669,000 5,004,000 5,004,000 10,875,000 13,167,000 26,670,000 43,302,000 32,608,000 56,669,000 131,988,000 66,398,000 17,443,000 22,581,000      18,420,000 18,420,000 3,745,000 3,745,000             1,346,000 1,346,000         1,611,000 1,611,000 1,611,000  29,381,000 29,381,000 29,381,000 29,381,000 29,381,000 29,381,000 36,853,000 33,420,000 33,420,000 33,420,000 33,420,000    200,000 629,000          
        other assets
      20,815,000 17,756,000 18,696,000 18,831,000 29,543,000 22,753,000 23,163,000 23,982,000 26,053,000 24,063,000 24,691,000 26,604,000 28,768,000 16,585,000 17,385,000 15,947,000 22,181,000 21,036,000 33,389,000 21,664,000 22,270,000 21,583,000 29,416,000 39,522,000  32,020,000 31,659,000 31,746,000 29,987,000 27,298,000 24,608,000 23,126,000 22,160,000 18,212,000 18,598,000 16,380,000 15,021,000  12,322,000                                          
        total assets1
      2,889,865,000 2,796,887,000 2,690,064,000 2,695,959,000                                                                             
        liabilities and equity:
                                                                                      
        liabilities:
                                                                                      
        debt
      1,269,668,000 1,163,814,000 1,109,065,000 1,118,835,000 1,262,985,000 1,146,041,000 1,136,302,000 1,136,035,000 1,139,266,000 1,135,051,000 1,144,438,000 1,134,815,000 1,176,014,000 1,147,511,000 1,114,999,000 1,104,495,000 1,249,044,000 1,242,883,000 1,285,287,000 1,434,744,000 1,524,725,000 1,499,285,000 1,528,968,000 1,554,241,000 1,548,904,000 1,440,465,000 1,449,360,000 1,471,787,000 1,287,205,000 1,281,675,000 1,220,135,000 1,225,720,000 1,160,226,000 1,145,497,000 1,111,292,000 1,145,005,000 1,145,691,000 1,115,981,000 1,086,018,000 1,072,835,000 937,138,000 926,257,000 1,009,144,000 893,032,000 899,420,000 862,726,000 640,963,000 638,019,000 629,033,000 617,080,000 391,362,000 386,778,000 203,250,000 203,250,000 194,250,000 120,000,000 95,300,000  48,125,000 48,750,000 49,375,000              10,966,000 12,059,000 12,783,000 13,492,000 17,252,000 61,763,000 
        accounts payable and other liabilities
      37,846,000 43,734,000 34,654,000                                                                              
        dividends payable
      44,610,000 44,439,000 43,827,000 42,726,000 42,024,000 41,119,000 39,260,000 39,098,000 39,082,000 39,069,000 39,069,000 39,069,000 39,050,000 39,050,000 39,050,000 40,190,000 41,265,000 41,266,000 41,266,000 41,266,000 50,550,000 49,818,000 49,314,000 49,226,000 49,226,000 46,817,000 46,154,000 45,525,000 45,359,000 42,700,000 42,231,000 42,172,000 41,532,000 39,456,000 39,454,000 38,935,000 38,930,000 35,863,000 35,863,000 35,239,000 34,564,000 32,637,000 31,931,000 31,931,000 31,931,000 28,864,000 25,455,000 25,452,000 25,450,000 24,293,000 20,489,000 20,489,000 19,375,000 24,793,000 18,646,000 18,074,000 18,061,000 24,144,000 17,059,000 17,041,000 17,041,000 16,752,000 16,752,000 15,910,000 15,896,000 17,959,000 15,179,000 15,171,000 15,169,000 19,030,000 15,276,000 15,268,000 17,509,000 37,466,000 13,876,000 13,876,000 13,876,000 25,809,000 12,524,000 9,339,000 
        deferred income
      5,207,000 4,996,000 4,020,000 4,058,000 4,102,000 4,277,000 4,612,000 5,107,000 5,429,000 6,009,000 5,432,000 5,284,000 4,944,000 5,052,000 5,094,000 4,282,000 4,285,000 5,725,000 6,694,000 9,209,000 10,972,000 12,614,000 14,207,000 16,371,000 17,373,000 19,750,000 21,590,000 22,641,000 24,550,000 5,954,000 5,218,000 5,833,000      871,000 784,000 477,000 1,013,000 3,573,000 2,472,000 2,643,000 2,827,000 1,071,000 1,372,000 1,415,000 1,701,000 3,901,000 1,185,000 1,230,000 1,294,000 1,334,000 1,374,000 1,643,000 1,633,000 1,673,000 1,714,000 1,480,000 1,423,000 1,461,000 1,446,000 1,460,000 1,286,000 885,000 648,000 661,000 110,000 115,000 120,000 125,000 131,000 137,000 143,000 149,000 191,000 163,000 3,142,000 4,797,000 
        total liabilities1
      1,357,331,000 1,256,983,000 1,191,566,000 1,198,665,000                                                                             
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                      
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
      9,922,000 10,195,000 9,034,000 9,321,000 9,540,000 9,790,000 8,925,000 9,169,000 9,425,000 9,656,000 9,922,000 10,172,000 9,520,000 9,825,000                                                                   
        equity:
                                                                                      
        national health investors, inc. stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                      
        common stock, 0.01 par value per share...
                                                                                      
        48,459,369 and 48,302,944 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding
      485,000                                                                                
        capital in excess of par value
      1,920,451,000 1,922,713,000 1,875,800,000 1,863,582,000 1,804,679,000 1,736,831,000 1,601,450,000 1,606,199,000 1,605,912,000 1,603,757,000 1,602,892,000 1,602,026,000 1,601,257,000 1,599,427,000 1,598,385,000 1,597,679,000 1,596,258,000 1,591,182,000 1,590,194,000 1,589,205,000 1,594,336,000 1,540,946,000 1,510,804,000 1,505,265,000 1,505,001,000 1,505,948,000 1,467,289,000 1,419,228,000 1,406,822,000 1,369,919,000 1,336,779,000 1,333,874,000 1,288,861,000 1,289,919,000 1,295,709,000 1,254,516,000 1,254,780,000 1,173,588,000 1,173,588,000 1,135,726,000 1,085,896,000 1,085,136,000 1,035,551,000 1,035,318,000 1,035,160,000 1,033,896,000 762,918,000 762,703,000 762,483,000 753,635,000 470,892,000 470,639,000 469,569,000 467,843,000 467,600,000 467,357,000 467,110,000 465,678,000 465,503,000 465,236,000 464,963,000 462,392,000 462,229,000 461,917,000 461,663,000 459,842,000 459,766,000 459,612,000 459,536,000 458,911,000 462,496,000 462,462,000 462,664,000 462,278,000 462,187,000 462,098,000 461,851,000 461,735,000 464,389,000 440,360,000 
        retained earnings
      2,787,108,000 2,747,006,000 2,708,843,000 2,675,981,000 2,638,994,000 2,604,829,000 2,561,587,000 2,533,047,000 2,497,791,000 2,466,844,000 2,434,799,000 2,405,453,000 2,365,674,000                                                                    
        cumulative dividends
      -3,193,269,000 -3,148,659,000 -3,104,220,000 -3,060,393,000 -3,017,666,000 -2,975,642,000 -2,934,523,000 -2,895,263,000 -2,856,165,000 -2,817,083,000 -2,778,014,000 -2,738,945,000 -2,699,876,000                                                  -988,779,000 -972,027,000 -956,116,000 -940,220,000 -922,261,000 -907,082,000 -891,911,000 -876,742,000 -857,711,000 -842,436,000 -827,167,000 -809,658,000 -772,192,000 -758,314,000 -744,438,000 -730,562,000 -664,729,000 -516,632,000 
        total national health investors, inc. stockholders’ equity
      1,514,775,000 1,521,543,000 1,480,899,000 1,479,645,000 1,426,474,000  1,228,950,000 1,244,417,000 1,247,972,000  1,260,111,000 1,268,968,000 1,267,489,000  1,306,370,000 1,392,220,000 1,479,293,000                                                                
        noncontrolling interests
      7,837,000 8,166,000 8,565,000 8,328,000 8,571,000 8,912,000 9,533,000 9,886,000 10,169,000 10,439,000 10,792,000 11,235,000 11,587,000  9,078,000 9,281,000 9,504,000  10,149,000 10,345,000 10,530,000 10,711,000 10,953,000 11,110,000 11,435,000                                                        
        total equity
      1,522,612,000 1,529,709,000 1,489,464,000 1,487,973,000 1,435,045,000 1,375,387,000 1,238,483,000 1,254,303,000 1,258,141,000 1,264,391,000 1,270,903,000 1,280,203,000 1,279,076,000 1,280,081,000 1,315,448,000 1,401,501,000 1,488,797,000 1,516,983,000 1,549,206,000 1,557,060,000 1,562,715,000 1,522,945,000 1,504,002,000 1,503,469,000 1,506,993,000 1,498,252,000 1,462,993,000 1,419,686,000          1,209,590,000 1,206,990,000 1,178,643,000 1,139,689,000 1,142,460,000 1,044,666,000 1,046,507,000 1,046,441,000 1,049,933,000 781,020,000 780,382,000 783,185,000 777,160,000 490,413,000 468,987,000 468,376,000 468,047,000 450,411,000                          
        total liabilities and equity
      2,889,865,000 2,796,887,000 2,690,064,000 2,695,959,000 2,782,885,000 2,614,371,000 2,460,090,000 2,476,912,000 2,478,125,000 2,488,480,000 2,499,090,000 2,498,495,000 2,533,230,000 2,507,424,000    2,838,876,000    3,120,489,000    3,042,235,000    2,750,570,000 2,671,009,000 2,673,236,000 2,559,428,000 2,545,821,000 2,519,932,000 2,511,042,000 2,515,979,000 2,403,633,000 2,387,770,000 2,335,454,000 2,159,234,000 2,146,349,000 2,133,125,000 2,012,820,000 2,019,716,000 1,982,960,000 1,488,168,000 1,483,127,000 1,473,202,000 1,455,820,000 917,114,000 887,234,000 700,141,000 705,981,000 675,273,000                          
        15,397 and 20,249, respectively
       203,296,000                                                                               
        48,302,944 and 45,687,942 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
       483,000                                                                               
        buildings and improvements
        2,882,373,000 2,880,115,000 2,823,073,000 2,751,071,000 2,627,928,000 2,622,633,000 2,596,232,000 2,593,696,000 2,588,823,000 2,587,123,000 2,604,742,000 2,549,019,000 2,560,646,000 2,599,734,000 2,601,905,000 2,707,422,000 2,818,321,000 3,024,923,000 3,042,763,000 3,041,616,000 3,041,613,000 3,025,619,000 2,990,554,000 2,836,673,000 2,827,227,000 2,823,170,000 2,676,127,000 2,599,526,000 2,599,302,000 2,598,660,000 2,485,951,000 2,471,602,000 2,421,302,000 2,408,660,000 2,396,383,000 2,285,122,000 2,204,625,000 2,156,763,000 1,954,537,000 1,945,323,000 1,939,943,000 1,843,519,000 1,856,475,000 1,854,855,000 1,380,623,000 1,374,727,000 1,363,727,000 1,320,567,000 854,915,000 795,455,000 637,043,000 636,994,000 625,361,000 499,681,000 487,396,000 487,396,000 436,602,000 434,309,000 421,030,000 420,704,000 416,490,000 416,486,000 410,655,000 322,296,000 338,648,000 323,945,000 284,596,000 284,596,000 284,595,000 283,096,000 283,093,000 283,093,000 346,328,000 345,913,000 346,522,000 346,033,000 362,907,000 367,981,000 
        less: accumulated depreciation
        -801,614,000 -781,390,000                                                                             
        15,443 and 20,249, respectively
        209,169,000                                                                              
        47,638,502 and 45,687,942 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
        476,000                                                                              
        17,465 and 20,249, respectively
         252,939,000                                                                             
        straight-line rent receivable
         89,097,000   86,334,000 85,321,000 84,257,000  83,549,000 82,295,000 79,103,000 76,895,000 81,959,000 79,697,000 94,739,000 96,198,000 99,895,000 97,723,000 98,354,000 95,703,000 92,418,000 89,090,000 85,629,000 86,044,000 82,634,000 78,672,000 75,123,000 105,620,000 114,397,000 108,771,000 102,046,000 97,359,000 90,224,000 83,273,000 77,024,000 72,518,000 66,904,000 62,034,000 65,062,000 59,777,000 53,646,000 47,462,000 41,243,000 35,154,000 31,383,000 27,181,000 22,886,000 18,691,000 16,778,000 15,065,000 13,652,000 12,370,000 11,030,000 9,782,000 9,768,000 8,706,000 7,690,000 6,783,000 5,837,000 4,928,000                   
        accounts payable and accrued expenses
         33,046,000 29,189,000 37,757,000 32,508,000 33,200,000 26,782,000 34,304,000 29,326,000 28,952,000 24,626,000 25,905,000 22,997,000 25,336,000 19,112,000 23,181,000 20,886,000 25,728,000 23,673,000 25,189,000 32,144,000 33,026,000 34,701,000 26,313,000 28,625,000 27,104,000 22,532,000 19,890,000 18,750,000 16,814,000 16,514,000 17,476,000 19,144,000 18,301,000 21,599,000 20,003,000 36,090,000 26,235,000 24,805,000 19,397,000 19,887,000 14,432,000 14,822,000 15,718,000 12,583,000 11,084,000 7,058,000 8,011,000 7,809,000 3,894,000 3,590,000 4,301,000 4,114,000 3,933,000 2,818,000 3,483,000 3,915,000 3,268,000 2,782,000 3,388,000 2,835,000 2,868,000 2,688,000 2,754,000 3,517,000 4,152,000 4,193,000            
        47,473,160 and 45,687,942 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
         475,000                                                                             
        real estate properties: - sum
          3,031,719,000 2,953,548,000 2,820,430,000 2,812,153,000 2,783,370,000 2,780,358,000 2,776,591,000 2,773,797,000 2,790,615,000 2,729,898,000 2,740,276,000 2,780,302,000 2,783,259,000 2,894,548,000 3,021,664,000 3,241,699,000 3,266,255,000 3,265,070,000 3,264,564,000 3,247,138,000 3,228,132,000  3,060,283,000  2,903,317,000 2,818,365,000  2,803,950,000   2,620,920,000                                              
        less accumulated depreciation
          -761,462,000 -742,295,000 -723,606,000 -705,829,000 -690,790,000 -673,276,000 -656,155,000 -638,631,000 -625,743,000 -611,688,000 -599,423,000 -593,036,000 -582,175,000 -576,668,000 -593,215,000 -622,943,000 -618,299,000 -597,638,000 -576,605,000 -555,762,000 -534,905,000 -514,453,000 -494,834,000 -487,591,000 -468,562,000 -451,483,000 -433,484,000 -415,332,000 -397,538,000 -380,202,000 -363,035,000 -345,992,000 -329,173,000 -313,080,000 -297,193,000 -281,963,000 -272,783,000 -259,059,000 -245,409,000 -233,202,000 -225,304,000 -212,300,000 -202,605,000 -193,018,000 -183,488,000 -174,262,000 -177,820,000 -172,097,000 -167,549,000 -163,146,000 -169,293,000 -153,459,000 -150,063,000 -146,698,000 -143,474,000 -141,375,000 -138,427,000 -135,543,000 -134,491,000 -131,620,000 -129,519,000 -126,925,000 -135,783,000 -133,466,000 -131,525,000 -129,574,000 -127,622,000 -125,999,000 -123,977,000 -121,952,000 -149,862,000 -146,870,000 -144,113,000 -141,208,000 -131,784,000 -98,655,000 
        real estate properties
          2,270,257,000 2,211,253,000 2,096,824,000 2,106,324,000 2,092,580,000 2,107,082,000 2,120,436,000 2,135,166,000 2,164,872,000 2,118,210,000 2,140,853,000 2,187,266,000 2,201,084,000 2,317,880,000 2,428,449,000 2,618,756,000 2,647,956,000 2,667,432,000 2,687,959,000 2,691,376,000 2,693,227,000 2,560,393,000 2,565,449,000 2,571,129,000 2,434,755,000 2,366,882,000 2,373,905,000 2,388,618,000 2,286,147,000 2,285,701,000 2,257,885,000 2,266,812,000 2,268,151,000 2,159,774,000 2,096,483,000 2,066,058,000 1,841,090,000 1,836,807,000 1,843,213,000 1,750,876,000 1,767,814,000 1,776,549,000 1,290,535,000 1,289,632,000 1,284,727,000 1,247,740,000 767,408,000 698,986,000 533,285,000 535,390,000 519,479,000 412,332,000 396,311,000 394,795,000 341,670,000 337,302,000 325,096,000 327,654,000 323,710,000 326,577,000 322,171,000 223,861,000 231,442,000 217,956,000 179,381,000 181,332,000 183,283,000 183,411,000 185,430,000 187,455,000 226,538,000 229,189,000 232,840,000 235,199,000 263,129,000 304,394,000 
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 18,910 and 20,249, respectively
          259,770,000                                                                            
        total assets
          2,782,885,000 2,614,371,000 2,460,090,000 2,476,912,000 2,478,125,000 2,488,480,000 2,499,090,000 2,498,495,000 2,533,230,000 2,507,424,000 2,508,785,000 2,587,291,000 2,802,503,000 2,838,876,000 2,912,177,000 3,077,445,000 3,183,273,000 3,120,489,000 3,139,273,000 3,166,971,000 3,167,835,000 3,042,235,000 3,019,360,000 2,997,381,000 2,806,268,000 2,750,570,000 2,671,009,000 2,673,236,000 2,559,428,000 2,545,821,000 2,519,932,000 2,511,042,000 2,515,979,000 2,403,633,000 2,387,770,000 2,335,454,000 2,159,234,000 2,146,349,000 2,133,125,000 2,012,820,000 2,019,716,000 1,982,960,000 1,488,168,000 1,483,127,000 1,473,202,000 1,455,820,000 917,114,000 887,234,000 700,141,000 705,981,000 675,273,000 598,400,000 572,904,000 579,563,000 522,297,000 521,959,000 522,139,000 509,341,000 497,173,000 509,909,000 497,880,000 459,360,000 456,616,000 453,223,000 449,694,000 457,106,000 471,300,000 472,067,000 477,031,000 500,732,000 500,205,000 581,720,000 582,971,000 595,464,000 587,932,000 651,064,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                      
        total liabilities
          1,338,300,000 1,229,194,000 1,212,682,000 1,213,440,000 1,210,559,000 1,214,433,000 1,218,265,000 1,208,120,000 1,244,634,000 1,217,518,000 1,182,140,000 1,174,303,000 1,313,706,000 1,321,893,000 1,362,971,000 1,520,385,000 1,620,558,000 1,597,544,000 1,635,271,000 1,663,502,000 1,660,842,000 1,543,983,000 1,556,367,000 1,577,695,000 1,390,284,000 1,360,857,000 1,307,609,000 1,311,864,000 1,239,547,000 1,223,704,000 1,192,265,000 1,224,616,000 1,228,695,000 1,194,043,000 1,180,780,000 1,156,811,000 1,019,545,000 1,003,889,000 1,088,459,000 966,313,000 973,275,000 933,027,000 707,148,000 702,745,000 690,017,000 678,660,000 426,701,000 418,247,000 231,765,000 237,934,000 224,862,000 153,128,000 127,290,000 136,078,000 74,813,000 74,539,000 74,621,000 66,841,000 56,667,000 71,386,000 61,055,000 24,748,000 20,744,000 22,746,000 22,234,000 27,491,000 25,044,000 30,107,000 34,196,000 54,594,000 45,639,000 150,727,000 150,673,000 163,793,000 162,964,000 250,635,000 
        46,693,671 and 45,687,942 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
          467,000                                                                            
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 20,249 and 15,476, respectively
           268,926,000                                                                           
        national health investors stockholders' equity:
                                                                                      
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                      
        45,687,942 and 43,409,841 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
           457,000                                                                           
        total national health investors, inc. stockholders' equity
           1,366,475,000    1,253,952,000    1,270,225,000    1,507,083,000 1,539,057,000 1,546,715,000 1,552,185,000  1,493,049,000 1,492,359,000 1,495,558,000  1,462,366,000 1,419,045,000                                                     
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 19,411 and 15,476, respectively
            232,550,000                                                                          
        43,622,064 and 43,409,841 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
            436,000                                                                          
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 15,921 and 15,476, respectively
             240,850,000                                                                         
        43,442,849 and 43,409,841 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
             434,000                                                                         
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 15,475 and 15,476, respectively
              258,874,000                                                                        
        43,424,841 and 43,409,841 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
              434,000                                                                        
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 15,476 and 15,338, respectively
               245,271,000                                                                       
        national health investors, inc. stockholders' equity:
                                                                                      
        43,409,841 and 43,388,742 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
               434,000 434,000 434,000                                                                     
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 15,808 and 15,338, respectively
                242,960,000                                                                      
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 15,017 and 15,338, respectively
                 223,852,000                                                                     
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 14,964 and 15,338, respectively
                  219,942,000                                                                    
        43,388,742 shares issued and outstanding
                  434,000                                                                    
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 15,338 and 5,210, respectively
                   233,141,000                                                                   
        lease deposit liabilities
                       8,838,000 8,838,000 9,438,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 10,638,000 21,275,000 21,325,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 22,375,000 22,375,000 22,475,000 21,325,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 21,275,000 21,648,000 22,775,000 22,775,000 22,775,000 22,775,000                               
        43,388,742 and 45,850,599 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                   434,000 434,000                                                                  
        cumulative dividends in excess of net income
                   -329,636,000 -292,449,000 -205,906,000 -117,424,000 -84,558,000 -49,768,000 -39,316,000 -37,233,000 -22,015,000 -9,337,000 -2,618,000                   -1,898,000 -3,566,000 -2,817,000   969,000 1,126,000  -439,000 -22,695,000 -22,127,000 -18,495,000 -34,806,000 -30,510,000 -29,363,000 -29,652,000 -23,623,000 -25,372,000 -33,447,000 -35,499,000                   
        noncontrolling interest
                   9,856,000    9,900,000        621,000 627,000 641,000            9,072,000 9,117,000 9,168,000 9,762,000 9,824,000 9,902,000 10,008,000 9,897,000 10,355,000 10,505,000 10,614,000 10,711,000 10,782,000 10,869,000 10,865,000 10,964,000                          
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 6,940 and 5,210, respectively
                    207,169,000                                                                  
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
                    11,197,000 11,487,000                                                                 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                    2,508,785,000 2,587,291,000 2,802,503,000  2,912,177,000 3,077,445,000 3,183,273,000  3,139,273,000 3,166,971,000 3,167,835,000  3,019,360,000 2,997,381,000 2,806,268,000                                       453,223,000 449,694,000 457,106,000 471,300,000 472,067,000 477,031,000 500,732,000 500,205,000 581,720,000 582,971,000 595,464,000 587,932,000  
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 5,214 and 5,210, respectively
                     204,277,000                                                                 
        44,655,156 and 45,850,599 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                     447,000                                                                 
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 5,134 and 5,210, respectively
                      316,390,000                                                                
        45,850,868 and 45,850,599 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                      459,000                                                                
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 5,210 and 4,946, respectively
                       299,952,000                                                               
        45,850,599 and 45,185,992 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                       459,000 459,000 459,000 459,000                                                            
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                        -1,828,000 -3,633,000 -5,377,000 -7,149,000 -8,865,000 -10,735,000 -12,131,000                                                        
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 5,139 and 4,946, respectively
                        284,608,000                                                              
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 5,171 and 4,946, respectively
                         284,177,000                                                             
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of reserve of 4,856 and 4,946, respectively
                          301,318,000                                                            
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve of 4,946 and —
                           292,427,000                                                           
        45,185,992 and 44,587,486 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                           452,000                                                           
        total national health investors stockholders' equity
                           1,512,234,000    1,497,631,000            1,209,590,000 1,206,990,000 1,169,571,000 1,130,572,000 1,133,292,000 1,034,904,000 1,036,683,000 1,036,539,000 1,039,925,000 771,123,000 770,027,000 772,680,000 766,546,000 479,702,000 458,205,000 457,507,000 457,182,000 439,447,000                          
        mortgage and other notes receivable, net of credit loss reserve of 4,907 and —
                            287,282,000                                                          
        44,729,157 and 44,587,486 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                            447,000                                                          
        mortgage and other notes receivable
                             300,130,000 286,320,000 340,143,000 315,316,000 306,454,000 257,481,000 246,111,000 155,461,000 149,676,000 145,845,000 141,486,000 149,299,000 141,107,000 150,098,000 133,493,000 183,993,000 160,062,000 150,720,000 135,031,000 117,828,000 99,681,000 101,529,000 63,630,000 60,728,000 60,854,000 60,871,000 60,639,000 59,367,000 65,229,000 80,059,000 84,250,000 79,325,000 82,199,000              108,640,000 109,935,000 111,727,000 113,551,000 141,655,000 76,460,000 100,272,000 95,039,000 99,532,000 118,800,000 201,236,000 
        44,650,002 and 44,587,486 shares issued and outstanding
                             447,000 447,000                                                        
        equity method investment and other assets
                              56,610,000                                                        
        cumulative net income in excess (deficit) of dividends
                              2,241,000 -5,331,000                19,862,000    -569,000    3,043,000                               
        common stock, .01 par value...
                                                                                    278,000  
        44,587,486 and 42,700,411 shares issued and outstanding
                               446,000                                                       
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                               -3,432,000 -4,809,000 -3,459,000 342,000 1,299,000 2,513,000 2,138,000 1,335,000 -822,000 -2,719,000 -3,124,000 -3,079,000 5,731,000 8,456,000 6,074,000 26,268,000 27,910,000 875,000 4,555,000 3,820,000 6,223,000 7,109,000 6,024,000 8,741,000 9,538,000 8,970,000 9,982,000 9,786,000 7,555,000 6,375,000 8,147,000                         
        43,956,238 and 42,700,411 shares issued and outstanding
                                440,000                                                      
        cumulative net income in (excess) deficit of dividends
                                -554,000                                                      
        43,357,018 and 42,700,411 shares issued and outstanding
                                 434,000                                                     
        cumulative net income in excess of dividends
                                 2,842,000 8,388,000 18,068,000 23,686,000 24,938,000 29,270,000 32,605,000 34,262,000 34,624,000 35,173,000 29,873,000 24,548,000 27,379,000 18,024,000      765,000                                  
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                      
        43,199,318 and 42,700,411 shares issued and outstanding
                                  432,000                                                    
        total stockholders' equity
                                  1,415,984,000 1,389,713,000 1,363,400,000 1,361,372,000 1,319,881,000 1,322,117,000 1,327,667,000 1,286,426,000 1,287,284,000                   445,272,000 445,614,000 443,485,000 447,484,000 447,420,000 447,518,000 442,500,000 440,506,000 438,523,000 436,825,000 434,612,000 435,872,000             400,429,000 
        42,700,411 and 41,532,154 shares issued and outstanding
                                   427,000                                                   
        42,230,851 and 41,532,154 shares issued and outstanding
                                    422,000                                                  
        42,171,866 and 41,532,154 shares issued and outstanding
                                     422,000                                                 
        41,532,154 shares issued and outstanding
                                      415,000                                                
        41,532,154 and 39,847,860 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                       415,000                                               
        41,531,038 and 39,847,860 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                        415,000                                              
        40,984,289 and 39,847,860 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                         410,000                                             
        40,978,934 and 39,847,860 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                          410,000                                            
        marketable securities
                                           11,745,000 23,871,000 23,751,000 58,532,000 72,744,000 35,148,000 14,664,000 16,387,000 15,503,000 13,275,000 13,991,000 13,438,000 12,650,000 13,577,000 14,205,000 14,845,000 12,884,000 11,806,000 13,142,000 11,772,000 11,364,000 9,510,000 10,372,000 21,378,000 22,476,000 20,854,000 19,832,000 21,666,000 21,322,000 22,960,000 23,726,000 21,689,000 26,594,000 38,623,000 41,732,000 46,554,000 55,816,000 22,587,000 21,763,000 24,420,000 25,513,000 19,553,000 15,763,000 
        equity-method investment and other assets
                                           21,271,000  19,673,000 15,022,000 27,358,000 29,615,000 50,245,000 50,421,000 50,705,000 50,556,000 46,180,000 46,903,000 66,656,000 14,402,000 17,537,000                             
        39,847,860 and 38,396,727 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                           398,000 398,000                                          
        real estate purchase liabilities
                                            750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 3,750,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,600,000 5,856,000 5,856,000 4,256,000 4,256,000 6,478,000 9,478,000 9,478,000 9,478,000       4,000,000                
        39,154,872 and 38,396,727 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                             392,000                                         
        38,403,978 and 38,396,727 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                              384,000                                        
        investment in preferred stock, at cost
                                                38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000           
        38,396,727 and 37,485,902 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                               384,000                                       
        37,566,221 and 37,485,902 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                376,000 376,000 376,000                                    
        assets held for sale, net of depreciation
                                                 8,467,000                                     
        37,485,902 and 33,051,176 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                   375,000                                   
        33,058,124 and 33,051,176 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                    331,000                                  
        33,054,599 and 33,051,176 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                     331,000                                 
        33,051,999 and 33,051,176 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                      330,000                                
        33,051,176 and 27,857,217 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                       330,000                               
        27,876,176 and 27,857,217 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                        279,000 279,000 279,000                            
        investment in unconsolidated entity and other assets
                                                          12,507,000                            
        deferred costs and other assets
                                                           12,172,000 11,091,000 2,366,000 1,387,000 1,443,000 629,000 1,249,000 2,692,000 698,000 493,000 477,000 418,000 130,000 277,000 348,000 193,000 232,000   654,000 419,000 15,675,000 15,510,000 14,992,000 13,190,000 10,268,000 5,254,000 
        27,857,217 and 27,751,208 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                           279,000                           
        27,830,311 and 27,751,208 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                            278,000                          
        accounts receivable
                                                             1,266,000 1,373,000 1,184,000 473,000 323,000 1,243,000 471,000 4,379,000 3,640,000 3,701,000 2,189,000 1,862,000 2,062,000 2,670,000 1,734,000 2,657,000 1,623,000 1,765,000 1,899,000 6,029,000 6,039,000 5,606,000 6,133,000 5,581,000 6,857,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' equity:
                                                                                      
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                      
        27,806,129 and 27,751,208 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                             278,000                         
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                             598,400,000 572,904,000 579,563,000 522,297,000 521,959,000 522,139,000 509,341,000 497,173,000 509,909,000 497,880,000 459,360,000 456,616,000             651,064,000 
        mortgage notes receivable
                                                              77,853,000 78,672,000 79,328,000 76,516,000 77,283,000 75,465,000 73,734,000 76,087,000 74,009,000 94,588,000 98,372,000 105,745,000 102,694,000            
        27,751,208 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                              278,000                        
        unrealized gains on marketable securities
                                                              7,589,000 7,181,000 5,327,000 7,279,000 15,725,000 15,330,000 13,702,000 12,613,000 14,448,000 14,103,000 13,771,000 10,825,000 8,128,000 10,788,000 18,178,000 14,592,000 14,789,000 14,368,000 14,856,000 14,032,000 16,689,000 17,783,000 11,822,000  
        assets
                                                                                      
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                      
        borrowings under revolving credit facility
                                                               97,300,000    37,765,000 28,234,000 43,823,000 33,935,000                
        earnest money deposit
                                                                   3,475,000 3,400,000 3,325,000 3,250,000 150,000               
        27,689,392 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                               278,000 277,000 277,000 277,000                    
        real estate purchase liability
                                                                4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000     3,000,000               
        deferred real estate purchase consideration
                                                                   4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                 
        27,629,505 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                                   277,000 277,000 277,000 276,000                
        cumulative net income
                                                                    953,077,000 935,743,000 916,554,000 900,611,000 884,320,000 866,846,000 851,431,000 836,382,000 823,015,000 807,064,000 792,271,000 778,872,000 749,437,000 712,899,000 697,918,000 682,437,000 613,208,000 458,613,000 
        notes and bonds payable
                                                                           3,987,000 5,705,000 7,857,000 8,831,000 9,512,000       
        27,580,319 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                                       276,000 276,000              
        bonds payable
                                                                        1,400,000 2,762,000 2,762,000            
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                      
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                      
        27,580,319 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                                         276,000             
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                         430,477,000 427,460,000 429,615,000 446,256,000 441,960,000 442,835,000 446,138,000 454,566,000 430,993,000 432,298,000 431,671,000 424,968,000  
        shares, issued and outstanding
                                                                          276,000     278,000       
        liabilities
                                                                                      
        accounts payable and other accrued expenses
                                                                           4,359,000 3,943,000 6,857,000 7,697,000 7,434,000 20,610,000 21,226,000 22,227,000 20,951,000 26,471,000 28,511,000 
        27,752,239 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                                           276,000           
        investment in preferred stock
                                                                            38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 38,132,000 
        prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                            604,000 632,000         
        and 27,752,239 shares, issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                                            278,000 278,000 278,000        
        accrued interest
                                                                              28,000 45,000 44,000 3,417,000 1,596,000 3,378,000 3,374,000 4,592,000 
        unsecured public notes
                                                                                 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 
        27,752,239 shares, issued and outstanding
                                                                                278,000 278,000     
        27,752,239 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                  278,000    
        convertible subordinated debentures
                                                                                    201,000 41,633,000 
        and 27,830,439 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding
                                                                                   278,000   
        commitments
                                                                                      
        investments in real estate mortgage investment conduits
                                                                                     36,366,000 
        commitments and guarantees
                                                                                      
        cumulative convertible preferred stock, .01 par value...
                                                                                      
        10,000,000 shares authorized;
                                                                                      
        747,994 shares issued and outstanding; stated at liquidation
                                                                                      
        preference of 25 per share
                                                                                     18,700,000 
        26,682,994 and 26,004,318 shares, respectively, issued and
                                                                                      
        outstanding
                                                                                     266,000 
        unrealized losses on marketable securities
                                                                                     -878,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 
                                                                                  
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          net income
        39,752,000 37,803,000 32,478,000 36,689,000 33,817,000 42,787,000 28,242,000 34,953,000 30,657,000 31,719,000 29,032,000 39,447,000 34,183,000 1,560,000 34,229,000 21,466,000 8,246,000 6,505,000 30,849,000 39,229,000 35,384,000 37,163,000 42,660,000 44,426,000 61,062,000 42,036,000 42,756,000 39,978,000 35,679,000 37,082,000 40,980,000 37,839,000 38,432,000 37,799,000 39,091,000 38,245,000 44,230,000 41,188,000 33,438,000 44,981,000 33,109,000 54,786,000 33,977,000 31,538,000 30,013,000 28,100,000 25,518,000 25,578,000 23,856,000 28,110,000 43,051,000 20,098,000 15,923,000 41,270,000 14,350,000 16,928,000 18,350,000 18,114,000 18,808,000 25,117,000 19,093,000 17,334,000 19,189,000 15,943,000 17,474,000 15,415,000 15,049,000 15,951,000 14,793,000 13,399,000 29,435,000 36,538,000 14,981,000 15,481,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                  
          depreciation and amortization
        23,691,000                                                                          
          amortization of lease incentives
        725,000 725,000 726,000 725,000 725,000 725,000 722,000 723,000 723,000 723,000 723,000 776,000 299,000 78,000 58,000 7,167,000 252,000 252,000 252,000 262,000 260,000 252,000 250,000 249,000 236,000 238,000 224,000 215,000 168,000 147,000 108,000 69,000 63,000 50,000                                         
          amortization of notes receivable commitment fees and discounts
        -65,000                                                                          
          amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts
        854,000                                                                          
          share-based compensation expense
        2,240,000 964,000                                                                         
          straight-line rent revenue adjustments
        -723,000                                                                          
          non-cash interest income on mortgage notes receivable
        -242,000                                                                          
          loan and realty gains
        -50,000                                                                          
          gains on dispositions of real estate properties
        -2,612,000                                                                          
          gains from equity method investment
           -1,524,000 -415,000 -236,000 -166,000        -297,000                                                          
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
          other assets
        -3,571,000 2,460,000 -2,076,000 384,000 -711,000 -2,206,000 328,000 809,000 -3,631,000 -317,000 206,000 1,140,000 -3,772,000 679,000 -1,650,000 -2,456,000 -107,000 -912,000 -447,000 -2,207,000 -484,000 995,000 -93,000 -385,000 -357,000 -455,000 -415,000 -487,000 2,961,000 -1,634,000 2,095,000 -1,514,000 -4,245,000  -2,504,000 -1,664,000 -657,000                                      
          accounts payable and other liabilities
        -7,081,000 8,077,000                                                                         
          deferred income
        522,000 1,225,000 481,000 -67,000 74,000 -187,000 -347,000 -174,000 -432,000 363,000 -66,000 23,000 -219,000 -300,000 789,000 308,000 -385,000 141,000 344,000 -173,000 -52,000 52,000 -406,000 756,000 -619,000 -81,000 707,000 -152,000 16,322,000         89,000 306,000 -537,000 -1,243,000 1,100,000 -171,000 -184,000 1,756,000 -301,000 -43,000 -286,000 -2,200,000 2,086,000 -45,000 -64,000 -40,000 -40,000 -269,000 10,000 -40,000 -41,000 234,000 57,000 -38,000 -14,000 174,000 401,000       35,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        53,440,000 67,736,000 62,532,000 59,817,000 46,478,000 57,573,000 48,629,000 60,739,000 40,827,000 53,203,000 49,703,000 50,496,000 31,048,000 46,357,000 43,535,000 56,768,000 38,680,000 53,358,000 48,989,000 51,600,000 56,912,000 55,621,000 59,718,000 59,727,000 57,082,000 56,146,000 57,895,000 53,077,000 73,837,000 51,871,000 54,173,000 53,317,000 48,508,000 51,365,000 51,012,000 46,273,000 48,675,000 47,903,000 46,121,000 41,898,000 41,297,000 43,629,000 40,800,000 41,432,000 38,564,000 32,928,000 31,595,000 32,744,000 28,876,000 29,780,000 26,488,000 24,079,000 23,846,000 22,531,000 21,863,000 20,625,000 21,247,000 18,198,000 19,924,000 21,377,000 17,355,000 19,429,000 19,663,000 19,272,000 20,145,000 17,256,000 15,529,000 16,717,000 15,755,000 16,116,000  14,173,000 17,252,000 14,580,000 
          capital expenditures
         -348,000 -881,000 -545,000 
          free cash flows
        53,440,000 67,736,000 62,532,000 59,817,000 46,478,000 57,573,000 48,629,000 60,739,000 40,827,000 53,203,000 49,703,000 50,496,000 31,048,000 46,357,000 43,535,000 56,768,000 38,680,000 53,358,000 48,989,000 51,600,000 56,912,000 55,621,000 59,718,000 59,727,000 57,082,000 56,146,000 57,895,000 53,077,000 73,837,000 51,871,000 54,173,000 53,317,000 48,508,000 51,365,000 51,012,000 46,273,000 48,675,000 47,903,000 46,121,000 41,898,000 41,297,000 43,629,000 40,800,000 41,432,000 38,564,000 32,928,000 31,595,000 32,744,000 28,876,000 29,780,000 26,488,000 24,079,000 23,846,000 22,531,000 21,863,000 20,625,000 21,247,000 18,198,000 19,924,000 21,377,000 17,355,000 19,429,000 19,663,000 19,272,000 20,145,000 17,256,000 15,529,000 16,717,000 15,755,000 16,116,000  13,825,000 16,371,000 14,035,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                  
          acquisitions of real estate properties
        -105,488,000 -143,084,000                                                                        
          investments in existing real estate properties and equipment
        -2,895,000 -10,116,000                                                                         
          proceeds from dispositions of real estate properties
        6,662,000                                                                          
          investments in mortgage and other notes receivable
        -6,056,000 -39,811,000 -5,611,000 -6,553,000 -19,135,000  -1,212,000 -10,600,000 -16,004,000  -20,930,000 -4,955,000 -7,219,000  -6,454,000 -8,016,000 -16,350,000  -12,051,000 -34,424,000 -8,412,000  -8,889,000 -12,528,000 -20,298,000  -24,291,000 -48,653,000 -11,002,000  -6,299,000 -3,940,000 -5,905,000  -13,779,000 -2,612,000 -28,338,000                                      
          payments received on mortgage and other notes receivable
        3,891,000 4,328,000                                                                         
          distributions received from equity method investment
          73,000                                                                        
          net cash from investing activities
        -103,886,000 -187,031,000 41,667,000 -48,316,000 -75,469,000 -161,199,000 -1,572,000 -13,351,000 -16,193,000 2,336,000 -19,946,000 33,501,000 -27,521,000 -49,198,000 54,920,000 194,283,000 -2,060,000 21,919,000 158,129,000 14,362,000 -9,133,000 -6,294,000 -3,293,000 -29,108,000 -51,017,000 -37,619,000 -36,873,000 -202,990,000 -65,039,000 -100,816,000 -8,577,000 -121,311,000 -19,586,000 -19,008,000 -16,927,000 -7,467,000 -120,444,000 -29,672,000 -69,641,000 -216,229,000 -14,296,000 22,420,000 -113,283,000 -2,402,000 -43,061,000 -493,839,000 -9,843,000 -14,612,000 -22,022,000 -508,691,000 -39,197,000 -75,791,000 -2,145,000 -7,933,000 -64,177,000 -23,638,000 -4,062,000 -49,914,000 -8,675,000 -2,905,000 6,020,000 2,631,000 -6,690,000 -76,224,000 -5,374,000 -41,768,000 9,419,000 3,330,000 6,349,000 37,620,000  44,764,000 -3,777,000 6,116,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                  
          proceeds from revolving credit facility
        140,000,000 189,000,000 176,000,000 68,000,000 261,000,000 205,700,000 124,000,000 61,000,000 59,000,000 81,000,000 52,000,000 39,000,000 192,000,000 60,000,000 70,000,000 10,000,000 85,000,000 35,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 60,000,000 20,000,000 125,000,000 65,000,000 40,000,000 197,000,000 95,000,000 95,000,000                                             
          repayments of revolving credit facility
        -35,000,000                                                                          
          repayments of term loans
                                                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of common shares
         46,610,000 11,439,000 58,001,000 65,483,000              -47,000 47,951,000      47,948,000 11,941,000 35,913,000  2,973,000    42,426,000 -25,000 79,797,000  54,000,000                                    
          payments of equity issuance costs
         -614,000                                                                        
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests
        -289,000 -201,000 -174,000                                                                        
          dividends paid to stockholders
        -44,439,000 -43,828,000 -42,725,000 -42,024,000 -41,119,000 -39,260,000 -39,099,000 -39,082,000 -39,069,000 -39,069,000 -39,069,000 -39,050,000 -39,050,000 -39,050,000 -40,190,000 -41,265,000 -41,266,000 -41,268,000 -41,266,000 -50,548,000 -49,818,000 -49,314,000 -49,227,000 -49,226,000 -46,817,000 -46,154,000 -45,525,000 -45,360,000 -42,700,000 -42,231,000 -42,172,000 -41,532,000 -39,456,000 -39,454,000 -38,935,000 -38,788,000 -35,863,000 -35,863,000 -35,239,000 -34,564,000 -32,637,000 -31,931,000 -31,931,000 -31,931,000 -28,864,000 -25,455,000 -25,452,000 -25,450,000 -24,293,000 -20,489,000 -20,490,000 -19,373,000 -24,793,000 -18,646,000 -18,074,000 -18,061,000 -24,144,000 -17,058,000 -17,041,000 -17,042,000 -16,752,000 -15,911,000 -15,896,000 -17,959,000 -15,171,000 -15,169,000 -19,030,000 -15,268,000 -17,510,000 -37,466,000  -13,875,000 -13,878,000 -25,810,000 
          taxes paid related to net settlement of stock incentive awards
        -4,502,000 -41,000                                                                         
          net cash from financing activities
        55,770,000 57,294,000 -41,897,000 -129,455,000 139,766,000 112,361,000 -46,193,000 -43,814,000 -35,922,000 -49,417,000 -30,536,000 -80,250,000 -9,516,000 -7,357,000 -112,801,000 -244,919,000 -36,177,000 -85,987,000 -191,648,000 -147,465,000 22,106,000 -54,098,000 -70,729,000 -45,019,000 58,084,000 -19,139,000   -3,156,000 51,207,000 -46,003,000 67,809,000 -28,755,000 -33,024,000 -33,629,000 -41,021,000 72,622,000 -17,596,000 23,841,000 149,399,000 -11,479,000 -66,960,000 83,387,000 -39,927,000 5,400,000 460,639,000 -25,350,000 -17,220,000 -11,921,000 482,773,000 -16,310,000 82,131,000 -24,823,000 -9,836,000 36,924,000 5,886,000 -26,144,000 32,118,000 -17,666,000 -17,668,000 -4,942,000 -31,353,000 -5,592,000 15,597,000 -16,454,000 -15,169,000 -20,255,000 -17,420,000 -18,239,000 -38,147,000  -114,968,000 -14,602,000 -26,519,000 
          increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        5,324,000 -62,001,000                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
        19,624,000                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period
        24,948,000  62,302,000                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from
                                                                                  
          operating activities:
                                                                                  
          amortization of commitment fees and notes receivable discounts
                                                                                  
          payments of lease incentives
                                                                                  
          non-cash rental income related to operations transfers
                                                                                  
          upon early lease terminations
                                                                                 
          other non-cash rental income
                                                                                  
          non-cash changes in straight-line rents receivable
         -1,234,000                                                                         
          non-cash interest income on mortgage and other notes receivable
         -532,000 -548,000 -412,000 -243,000 -85,000 -14,000 -25,000 -518,000 -408,000 -376,000 -1,058,000 -1,201,000 -1,175,000 -880,000 -1,263,000 -198,000 -453,000 -700,000 -974,000                                                     
          non-cash lease incentives recognized as interest and other income
                                                                                  
          loan and realty losses
         -61,000 -1,979,000 -1,393,000 -14,000 745,000 3,434,000 1,106,000 10,000 -351,000 1,959,000 186,000 -418,000 21,960,000 11,329,000 4,094,000 24,528,000 29,170,000 22,425,000 1,221,000 -50,000 -11,000 -193,000 -360,000 1,555,000 -60,000 2,500,000 3,266,000                       -4,495,000                     
          gains on sales of real estate properties
         -119,000 -113,000                                                                        
          loss on early retirement of debt
                   151,000 1,461,000 451,000                                                      
          gains on forward equity sales agreements
                                                                                  
          proceeds from sales of real estate properties
                                                                                  
          distributions from equity method investment
            415,000 236,000 166,000 555,000 2,500,000                                                             
          borrowings on bank term loan
                                                                                  
          repayments of bank term loan and private placement notes
                                                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                        396,784,000                                                      
          payments of debt issuance costs
         -72,000 -3,624,000                                                                        
          capital contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                                                                  
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year
                                                                                  
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year
                                                                                  
          depreciation
          20,216,000 19,918,000 19,157,000 18,680,000 17,768,000 17,490,000 17,505,000 17,111,000 17,515,000 17,730,000 17,617,000 17,303,000 17,533,000 17,772,000 18,272,000 19,299,000 20,035,000 20,658,000 20,806,000 21,024,000 20,836,000 20,847,000 20,443,000 19,610,000 19,695,000 19,020,000 18,491,000 18,067,000 18,153,000 17,794,000 17,335,000 17,167,000 17,023,000 16,829,000 16,154,000 15,897,000 15,239,000 14,696,000 13,733,000 13,661,000 13,485,000 13,003,000 13,014,000 9,705,000 9,596,000 9,540,000 9,237,000 5,953,000 5,732,000 4,558,000 4,415,000 4,328,000 5,892,000 3,396,000 3,365,000 3,224,000 2,936,000 2,948,000 2,884,000 2,870,000 2,858,000 2,594,000 2,318,000 1,941,000 1,951,000 1,944,000 2,022,000 2,025,000  2,995,000 2,908,000 2,905,000 
          amortization of commitment fees and discounts on mortgage
                                                                                  
          and other notes receivable
                                                                                  
          amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discounts and prepaid expenses
                                                                                  
          gains on equity method investment
                                                                                  
          payments on revolving credit facility
          -454,000,000 -137,200,000 -145,000,000 -193,500,000 -49,500,000 -65,000,000 -55,500,000 -41,000,000 -43,000,000 -58,000,000 -19,000,000 -28,000,000 -60,000,000   -60,000,000 -35,000,000 -298,000,000 -50,000,000 -125,000,000 -15,000,000 -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -63,000,000 -13,000,000 -90,000,000 -34,000,000                                             
          payments on bank term loan
                                                                                  
          noncontrolling interest capital contribution
          250,000                                                                        
          amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount and prepaids
                                                                                  
          straight-line rent adjustments
              -1,161,000 -1,213,000 308,000  -1,039,000 -2,875,000 -2,097,000  -2,476,000                                                            
          non-cash share-based compensation expense
                                                                                  
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
           4,108,000 -8,522,000 6,768,000 -2,208,000 6,248,000 -7,523,000 4,612,000 541,000 4,053,000 -3,277,000 2,980,000 -2,279,000 3,976,000 -4,252,000 5,943,000 -2,709,000 853,000 -735,000 -4,168,000 805,000 -1,821,000 -1,497,000 -1,457,000 186,000 -26,000 1,597,000 1,247,000        1,127,000 2,068,000 -922,000 491,000 1,094,000 948,000 2,286,000 -3,290,000 1,941,000 -670,000 1,326,000 -1,149,000 1,997,000 172,000 766,000 -440,000 200,000 -255,000 208,000 -665,000       -66,000   -166,000        
          collections on mortgage and other notes receivable
                                                                                  
          fees received on mortgage notes receivable
                                                                                  
          investments in renovations of existing real estate properties and equipment
                                                                                  
          payments on term loans
           -75,703,000 -112,000  -75,105,000 -117,000 -105,000  -101,000 -220,100,000 -145,103,000 -98,000 -98,000 -60,094,000 -75,098,000 -43,039,000 -125,092,000 -25,091,000 -100,094,000 -42,812,000 -308,000 -305,000 -304,000 -301,000 -297,000 -293,000 -296,000 -290,000 -286,000 -283,000 -285,000  -250,199,000 -198,000 -196,000  -192,000 -192,000 -189,000  -186,000 -185,000 -183,000  -289,000 -251,000 -250,275,000                          
          payments of employee income taxes related to net settlement of equity awards
                                                                                  
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                                  
          amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discounts and prepaids
            1,679,000  1,504,000 1,578,000 1,440,000  1,310,000 1,034,000 1,048,000  1,060,000 1,069,000 1,087,000  1,026,000 1,063,000 1,192,000  1,425,000 1,177,000 1,173,000 1,453,000                                                 
          amortization of commitment fees and note receivable discounts
            -103,000 -99,000 -208,000 285,000 -94,000 -89,000 -89,000 -86,000 -148,000 -70,000 -63,000 -619,000 -120,000 -84,000 -393,000 -121,000 -131,000 -286,000 -146,000 -306,000 -129,000 -128,000 -124,000 -122,000 -119,000 -37,000 -36,000 -37,000 -552,000 -124,000 -44,000 -245,000 -104,000 -390,000                                     
          straight-line rents adjustments
            -1,410,000                                                                      
          gains on sales of real estate
            -114,000 -4,960,000 -101,000 -1,517,000 -100,000 -1,221,000 -737,000 -11,366,000 -1,397,000 -14,840,000 -10,521,000 -2,981,000 -6,072,000 -19,942,000                                                       
          non-cash share-based compensation
            2,558,000 670,000 670,000 687,000 2,155,000 865,000 866,000 769,000 2,105,000 1,037,000 1,065,000 1,428,000 5,083,000                   342,000 1,523,000                                      
          collections of mortgage and other notes receivable
            19,918,000  6,345,000 5,726,000 2,621,000  1,738,000 2,282,000 7,211,000  3,100,000 113,885,000 988,000  12,243,000 51,824,000 442,000  19,316,000 291,000 14,288,000  2,008,000 258,000 300,000  865,000 240,000 2,535,000  5,870,000 12,046,000 12,109,000                                      
          acquisitions of real estate
            -74,484,000     -38,081,000                                                              
          investments in renovations of existing real estate and equipment
            -2,183,000                                                                      
          equity issuance costs
            -47,000         -45,000          -206,000 -87,000                                                  
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
            -311,000 -330,000 -288,000 -285,000 -248,000 -276,000 -366,000 -275,000 -363,000 -159,000 -235,000 -251,000 -271,000 -218,000 -290,000 -144,000 -258,000 -211,000 -239,000 -282,000 -16,000                                                  
          taxes related to net settlement of equity awards
            -128,000  -5,419,000                                                                    
          increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
            110,775,000       3,747,000 -5,989,000 -10,198,000 -14,346,000 6,132,000 443,000 -10,710,000 15,470,000 -81,503,000 69,885,000  -14,304,000 -14,400,000 64,149,000  -257,000 984,000 5,642,000                                              
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
            26,502,000  24,617,000  21,516,000  39,485,000  46,343,000 15,669,000 9,912,000                                              
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
            137,277,000  864,000 3,574,000 13,329,000  -779,000 3,747,000 15,527,000  -14,346,000 6,132,000 39,928,000  15,470,000 -81,503,000 116,228,000 -4,771,000 -14,304,000 -14,400,000 79,818,000 -612,000 -257,000 984,000 15,554,000                                              
          amortization of deferred loan costs, debt discounts and prepaids
                                                                                  
          straight-line lease revenue
                                                                                  
          non-cash rental income
                 -2,500,000                                                              
          non-cash lease deposit liability recognized as rental income
                                                                                
          non-cash lease incentive recognized as interest and other income
                                                                                  
          non-cash gain on equity forward
                                                                                  
          gain on note receivable payoff
                                                                                  
          loss on operations transfer
                     -19,000                                                            
          payment of lease incentives
                         -1,042,000 -125,000    -500,000 -1,350,000 -1,250,000 -2,280,000                                             
          investment in mortgage and other notes receivable
                                               -20,899,000 -20,774,000 -19,157,000 -20,512,000 -11,807,000 -40,773,000 -3,008,000 -225,000 -83,000 -1,131,000 -1,369,000 -9,213,000                     850,000 -5,742,000 -3,549,000 
          collection of mortgage and other notes receivable
                                               11,870,000 3,985,000 2,367,000 2,363,000 14,146,000 2,619,000 106,000 351,000 100,000 899,000 97,000 3,395,000                7,023,000 1,792,000 1,824,000 28,104,000  70,000 509,000 4,529,000 
          fees received on mortgage note
                                                                                
          acquisition of real estate
                     -1,488,000                                                          
          proceeds from sales of real estate
             1,521,000   5,489,000 2,923,000 38,418,000 10,201,000 1,000 60,064,000 95,723,000 13,170,000 35,717,000                                                         
          investments in renovations of existing real estate
             -6,017,000 -4,678,000 -2,746,000 -2,293,000     -497,000 -1,262,000 -2,705,000 -165,000 -459,000 -1,527,000 -36,000 -1,443,000  -5,534,000 -2,522,000 -3,057,000  -5,995,000 -4,085,000 -4,215,000  -3,143,000 -2,457,000 -1,812,000  -2,723,000 -1,897,000 -994,000                                      
          investments in equipment
             -518,000 -2,027,000 -841,000 -683,000 -1,164,000        -56,000 -8,000                                                      
          borrowings on term loans
                                                  225,000,000                              
          payments on term loans and private placement notes
                                                                                  
          deferred loan costs
                                                                                  
          proceeds from noncontrolling interests
                             13,000                                                  
          taxes remitted on employee stock awards
                     -274,000 -7,000 -7,000      -2,705,000  -358,000 -10,000 -1,006,000  -405,000                                            
          proceeds from equity offering
                                                                                  
          payments to repurchase shares of common stock
                     -81,974,000                                                            
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year
                                                                                  
          payment of lease incentive
                  -10,000,000                                                              
          borrowings on term loan
                                                    130,000,000 250,000,000     50,000,000              
          debt issuance costs
                     -9,000 -63,000 -4,535,000  -559,000 -4,459,000      -36,000 -23,000 -67,000     -786,000    -144,000    -246,000 -57,000 -803,000 -1,502,000 456,000 -1,892,000 -86,000 -6,921,000 -4,592,000 -44,000                        
          forward equity costs
                                                                                  
          proceeds from noncontrolling interest
                 922,000 2,000,000             12,000 -11,000                                                
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
              864,000 3,574,000 -11,288,000                                                                  
          losses from equity method investment
                                                                                
          prepayment fee for early retirement of debt
                                                                                  
          convertible bond redemption
                                        -29,958,000 -46,609,000 -11,546,000                                        
          investments in existing real estate
                  -1,098,000 -2,244,000 -2,133,000                                                              
          investment in equity method investment
                                                                                  
          gain on note payoff
                                                                                 
          convertible note redemption
                                                                                
          proceeds from redeemable noncontrolling interests
                                                                                  
          distribution from equity method investment
                       272,000 297,000  188,000 288,000                                                      
          straight-line rent income
                        -1,079,000  -3,798,000 -4,150,000 -4,241,000  -5,086,000 -5,218,000 -5,177,000  -5,720,000 -5,307,000 -5,228,000                                              
          non-cash lease deposit liability recognized as lease income
                        -8,838,000                                                          
          loss from equity method investment
                         -729,000 556,000 910,000 808,000 1,108,000 728,000 848,000 442,000                                                  
          taxes remitted on employee stock options exercised
                                                                                  
          non-cash stock-based compensation
                          989,000 992,000 5,446,000  457,000 470,000 1,845,000  477,000 477,000 2,001,000 359,000 337,000 369,000 1,425,000 342,000                                         
          proceeds from sale of real estate
                              39,260,000                                                  
          investments in real estate
                              -8,082,000 -14,295,000 -80,335,000  -8,595,000 -150,510,000 -50,122,000  -115,154,000 -14,404,000  -4,840,000 -10,400,000 -118,011,000                                      
          gain on sales of real estate
                                -21,007,000                                                  
          change in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                  
          investment in real estate
                                               -252,147,000 -9,463,000 -2,249,000 -100,805,000 -3,251,000 -10,000 -484,817,000 -6,265,000 -13,116,000 -16,307,000 -501,897,000 -50,895,000                        
          investment in real estate development
                                               -7,914,000 -7,640,000 -5,834,000 -4,236,000 -1,369,000 -3,202,000 -2,433,000 -2,702,000 -748,000 -2,572,000 -4,043,000 -3,978,000 -2,442,000 -1,463,000                      
          investment in renovations of existing real estate
                                               -362,000 -453,000 -400,000 -941,000 -121,000 -1,695,000 -1,133,000 -1,002,000 -765,000 -1,311,000 -1,450,000 -1,987,000 -2,500,000 -836,000                      
          equity method investment
                             -875,000                                                  
          proceeds from sale of real estate properties
                                                                                  
          proceeds from borrowings on term loans
                                                                                  
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                        167,000    853,000 635,000 321,000 -24,932,000 15,522,000 -911,000 10,904,000 -897,000 903,000         4,762,000 -5,390,000 2,873,000 -8,959,000 402,000 -6,417,000 804,000 18,433,000   -41,355,000 -1,683,000 -39,681,000 4,693,000 2,627,000 3,865,000 15,589,000 -20,478,000 -56,031,000   
          investments in real estate development
                              -104,000            -1,455,000 -4,604,000 -3,842,000                                      
          non-cash interest income on construction loans
                               -956,000 -888,000  -504,000 -457,000 -548,000  -314,000 -507,000 -436,000  -238,000 -199,000 -271,000                                      
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
                                                                                  
          non-cash interest income on construction loan
                                               -236,000 -150,000                 -301,000 -293,000 -267,000 -221,000              
          loss on convertible note retirement
                                      738,000                                          
          gains on sales of marketable securities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from disposition of real estate properties
                                         450,000 24,723,000 3,000,000        -29,000         3,200,000 5,771,000             
          proceeds from sales of marketable securities
                                             3,158,000 39,400,000 17,049,000 53,656,000              11,215,000 1,647,000   1,000           
          distributions to noncontrolling interest
                                             -260,000 -439,000 -431,000 -435,000 -984,000 -439,000 -433,000 -436,000 -460,000 -724,000 -433,000 -432,000 -432,000 -377,000 -265,000 -176,000                      
          taxes remitted in relation to employee stock options exercised
                                         15,000 -226,000 -244,000 -116,000 2,000 -313,000                                    
          amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts
                                   1,288,000 1,263,000                                              
          net provided by financing activities
                                                                                  
          amortization
                                        1,069,000 1,636,000 1,675,000 1,142,000 1,337,000 900,000 891,000 887,000 885,000 883,000 880,000 876,000 833,000 795,000 735,000 738,000 343,000 21,000                         
          straight-line rental income
                                       -5,835,000 -5,962,000 -7,134,000 -6,951,000 -6,250,000 -5,755,000 -5,615,000 -6,000,000 -5,297,000 -5,286,000 -6,131,000 -6,184,000 -6,219,000 -6,089,000 -3,771,000 -4,202,000 -4,295,000 -4,195,000 -2,152,000 -1,713,000 -1,412,000 -1,283,000 -1,339,000 -1,248,000 -15,000 -1,062,000                  
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                         1,623,000 495,000                                        
          gain on disposition of equity-method investee
                                                                                  
          loss from equity-method investee
                                                                                  
          payment allocated to cancellation of lease purchase option
                                                                                  
          long-term escrow deposit
                                             -3,708,000                                    
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                 1,000                            
          distribution to acquire non-controlling interest
                                             -10,538,000                                     
          gain on sale of real estate
                                         -50,000 -2,928,000 -1,654,000        -2,888,000         -1,049,000                
          gain on sale of marketable securities
                                          -10,038,000  -23,487,000 -11,000                                  
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                                 
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                      -407,000    456,000              -5,067,000    -3,122,000         -9,293,000            -5,823,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                      3,063,000 -196,000 4,832,000 13,286,000 3,287,000 11,312,000 9,172,000 15,886,000  2,664,000 45,718,000 100,242,000 75,356,000  177,765,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                      -407,000 -185,000 3,230,000 -863,000 456,000 -2,215,000 5,685,000 635,000 321,000 -24,932,000 28,808,000 -911,000 10,904,000 -897,000 4,190,000 -272,000 -3,598,000 912,000 6,245,000 3,862,000 -29,019,000 30,419,000 6,050,000 4,762,000 -5,390,000 2,873,000 6,927,000  -6,417,000 804,000 21,097,000 -9,293,000 7,381,000 4,363,000 -1,683,000 -39,681,000 104,935,000 2,627,000 3,865,000 90,945,000  -56,031,000 -1,127,000 171,942,000 
          amortization of issue costs, debt discounts and prepaid expenses
                                                                                  
          accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
                                       2,259,000 641,000  1,991,000 -2,023,000 2,306,000                                      
          proceeds from revolving credit facilities
                                       123,000,000 56,000,000                                          
          payments on revolving credit facilities
                                       -58,000,000 -15,000,000                                          
          offering costs
                                        -56,000                                          
          loan and realty losses (recoveries)
                                                                                  
          gain on sale of equity-method investee
                                                                                 
          net realized gains on sales of marketable securities
                                                                -1,090,000                
          income from equity-method investee
                                             754,000 58,000 402,000    229,000  53,000 -52,000 -158,000 -55,000 -178,000                        
          equity-method investment and other assets
                                               -219,000 110,000 909,000 -1,433,000 106,000 634,000 -2,338,000 385,000 -29,000 -352,000 -352,000 421,000                        
          purchases of marketable securities
                                                 -5,963,000                                 
          net change in borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                         54,000,000 -21,000,000 1,000,000 29,000,000 29,400,000 -62,400,000 135,000,000 22,000,000 -183,000,000 116,000,000 -6,500,000 -266,500,000 293,000,000 -35,000,000 9,000,000 -60,000,000 -24,000,000 24,000,000   9,000,000 55,000,000 -95,300,000 -2,000,000                  
          proceeds from issuance of secured debt
                                                 78,084,000                             
          payments of term loans
                                                                                  
          non-cash write-offs due to lease transition
                                                                                  
          payment allocated to lease purchase option
                                                                                 
          proceeds from marketable securities
                                            18,182,000                                      
          unamortized debt premium written off
                                                                                  
          write-off of debt issuance costs
                                                     2,145,000 63,000                        
          share-based compensation
                                             251,000 251,000 251,000 979,000 204,000 233,000 233,000 1,464,000 224,000 223,000 224,000 1,349,000 253,000 253,000 253,000 1,580,000 244,000 245,000 247,000 1,432,000 175,000 267,000 274,000 2,371,000 166,000 217,000 1,821,000 75,000 76,000 625,000  -447,000 386,000    116,000 
          payments into facility repair escrows
                                                                                  
          payment of real estate purchase liability
                                                     -1,000,000 -1,600,000     -2,222,000                     
          proceeds from convertible senior notes
                                                     200,000,000                          
          non-cash write-offs due to lease transitions
                                                                                  
          loan recovery
                                                                                 
          equity offering costs
                                                  -75,000 -200,000                              
          amortization of commitment fees
                                               -75,000 -68,000                                  
          taxes paid on employee stock options exercised
                                                -218,000                                  
          gain on purchase liability settlement
                                                                                  
          (income) income from equity-method investee
                                                                                  
          loss (income) from equity-method investee
                                                                                  
          gain on payoff of mortgage note
                                                                                  
          investment in equity-method investment
                                                                                  
          payment of earnest money deposit
                                                                                  
          change in fair value of interest rate swap agreement
                                                                                  
          receipt of earnest money deposit
                                                                     75,000 75,000 3,100,000           
          loan and realty (recoveries) losses
                                                                                  
          investment in unconsolidated entity
                                                                                 
          repayment of term loan
                                                                                 
          principal payments on term loan
                                                                  -625,000 -625,000 -625,000              
          loan impairment
                                                           4,037,000                      
          real estate purchase deposit
                                                                                  
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                  
          interest paid
                                                           1,212,000 1,070,000        660,000   88,000           
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                  
          conditional consideration in asset acqusition
                                                                                  
          assumption of debt in real estate acquisition
                                                                                  
          change in fair value of cash flow hedge
                                                                                  
          assignment of net assets in equity-method investee
                                                                                  
          income from unconsolidated entity
                                                            -22,000                      
          investment in unconsolidated entity and other assets
                                                            -324,000                      
          investment in mortgage notes receivable
                                                             -10,444,000 -535,000 -5,210,000 -52,000 1,000 -3,200,000 -871,000 -2,496,000 -1,367,000 -5,421,000 -3,200,000           
          collection of mortgage notes receivable
                                                            154,000 14,619,000 1,109,000 864,000 871,000 956,000 780,000 1,905,000 899,000 856,000 1,417,000 843,000 854,000          
          stock options exercised
                                                            146,000    1,000 -1,000 200,000 147,000            
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                  
          increase in fair value of cash flow hedge
                                                            270,000                      
          deferred costs and other assets
                                                             -1,021,000 766,000 -226,000 56,000 -814,000 354,000 455,000 -740,000 -112,000 -528,000 23,000 71,000 -153,000 37,000   -241,000     
          investment in real estate properties
                                                             -32,861,000 -53,442,000 -19,417,000 -4,881,000 -50,871,000 -9,455,000                
          proceeds from dispositions of real estate property
                                                                                  
          debt issuance costs paid
                                                             -13,000                     
          accounts receivable
                                                               107,000 -189,000   919,000 -771,000 63,000 1,618,000 -1,512,000 -105,000 608,000 -936,000 -1,134,000 242,000 134,000     
          loan and realty recoveries
                                                                                 
          net realized gains and recoveries on sales of marketable securities
                                                                    -154,000              
          impairment of real estate assets in discontinued operations
                                                                        25,000        
          accounts payable and other accrued expenses
                                                                 490,000   -606,000    365,000   -2,914,000 -885,000 263,000     
          acquisition of marketable securities
                                                                             -54,000     
          principal payments on debt
                                                                        -1,362,000 -1,225,000 -2,152,000 -974,000 -681,000  -101,093,000 -724,000 -709,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                  
          straight-line rent adjustment
                                                                  -907,000 -945,000 -910,000              
          receipt of earnest money deposits
                                                                  525,000              
          net change in borrowings under a revolving credit facility
                                                                  -37,765,000              
          benefit from loan and realty recoveries
                                                                                  
          increase in fair value of interest rate swap agreement
                                                                   988,000 -1,254,000              
          net gain on sale of real estate
                                                                    -2,299,000            
          acquisition of real estate properties
                                                                    -326,000 -3,000 -11,507,000 -76,968,000           
          national health investors, inc.
                                                                                  
          condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                                                  
          supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
                                                                                  
          settlement of mortgage note by real estate acquisition
                                                                       22,936,000           
          cash withheld at closing of real estate acquisition
                                                                       1,000,000           
          earnest money deposit applied to sale of real estate
                                                                    3,475,000              
          interest income on construction loan
                                                                                  
          realized gain on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                  
          amortization of loan costs
                                                                     95,000 90,000 68,000   4,000 4,000 6,000 4,000  3,000 33,000 34,000 
          prepayment of mortgage notes receivable
                                                                     3,000,000   6,519,000       44,192,000 5,681,000 
          net borrowings under revolving credit facility
                                                                     -15,589,000 9,888,000 33,935,000           
          straight-line rent
                                                                                  
          realized loss on sale of marketable securities
                                                                        -342,000 -141,000 24,000 113,000 95,000 169,000     
          credit facility fees
                                                                       -379,000           
          provision for loan and realty losses
                                                                                 
          write-down of accounts receivable
                                                                                  
          gain on payoff of note receivable
                                                                                 
          impairment loss on marketable securities
                                                                                  
          amortization of deferred income
                                                                           -5,000    -6,000   
          investment in mortgage note receivable
                                                                                 
          supplemental information:
                                                                                  
          interest payments on bonds and notes payable
                                                                        12,000 23,000 40,000        
          acquisition of property and equipment
                                                                               -348,000 -881,000 -545,000 
          proceeds from disposition of property and equipment
                                                                                 
          acquisitions of marketable securities
                                                                         -90,000 -184,000        
          sales of marketable securities
                                                                         889,000 2,405,000 5,583,000 4,474,000 9,570,000     
          non-cash investing transactions:
                                                                                  
          real estate purchase guarantee
                                                                                  
          discount on mortgage note receivable purchased
                                                                                  
          benefit from loan and realty losses
                                                                          -640,000        
          gain on payoff of notes receivable
                                                                          -437,000        
          disposition of property and equipment
                                                                          175,000        
          gain on notes receivable
                                                                               -468,000 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                           24,000       
          interest payments on notes and bonds payable
                                                                                  
          interest payment on bonds and notes payable
                                                                            91,000 122,000     
          accrued interest
                                                                             -17,000     
          loan and realty impairment losses
                                                                               -21,300,000 -1,700,000 
          share-based compensation change in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                               89,000   
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                               11,000 -433,000 526,000 
          increase in deferred costs and other assets
                                                                               -168,000 -551,000 -1,836,000 
          increase in accounts payable and other accrued expenses
                                                                               -616,000 -1,001,000 1,276,000 
          decrease in accrued interest payable
                                                                               -3,373,000 1,821,000 -1,782,000 
          redemption of subordinated convertible debentures
                                                                                  
          repurchase of common stock
                                                                                  
          cash payments for interest expense
                                                                                  
          provision for loan, remic, realty, and security losses
                                                                                  
          net gain on sales of real estate
                                                                                  
          gain on sale of notes receivable
                                                                                  
          realized loss on sales of marketable securities
                                                                                  
          interest on debenture conversions
                                                                                  
          amortization of discount on held-to-maturity securities and real estate mortgage investment conduit
                                                                                  
          decrease in accrued interest
                                                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from investing activities:
                                                                                  
          sale of mortgage notes receivable
                                                                                  
          collection of real estate mortgage investment conduits
                                                                                  
          acquisition of and construction of real estate properties
                                                                                  
          net cash from investing activities:
                                                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from financing activities:
                                                                                  
          proceeds from debt
                                                                                  
          payments on debt
                                                                                  
          payments of convertible subordinated debentures
                                                                                  
          sale of common stock
                                                                                  
          depreciation of real estate
                                                                                  
          benefit from loan, realty and security losses
                                                                                  
          realized (gain) loss on sales of marketable securities
                                                                                  
          deferred income received
                                                                                  
          amortization of bond discount
                                                                                  
          amortization of discount on investments
                                                                                  
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                                  
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                  
          payments on credit facilities
                                                                                  
          proceeds from (payments on) convertible
                                                                                  
          subordinated debentures
                                                                                  
          sale (repurchase) of cumulative convertible preferred stock
                                                                                  
          sale (repurchase) of common stock