BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business	BUSINESS Overview Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (“Sabra” or the “Company”) was incorporated on May 10, 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (“Old Sun”) and commenced operations on November 15, 2010. Sabra is organized to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and has elected to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with its taxable year beginning on January 1, 2011. Sabra’s primary business consists of acquiring, financing and owning real estate property to be leased to third party tenants in the healthcare sector. Sabra owns substantially all of its assets and properties and conducts its operations through Sabra Health Care Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which Sabra is the sole general partner, or by subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2012, Sabra’s investment portfolio included 105 properties leased to operators/tenants under triple-net lease agreements (consisting of (i) 93 skilled nursing/post-acute facilities, (ii) 11 senior housing facilities, and (iii) one acute care hospital). In addition, as of September 30, 2012, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company was the lender for two mortgage loans and one mezzanine loan.

BUSINESS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BUSINESS

Overview

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (“Sabra” or the “Company”) was incorporated on May 10, 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (“Old Sun”) and commenced operations on November 15, 2010. Sabra is organized to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and has elected to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with its taxable year beginning on January 1, 2011. Sabra’s primary business consists of acquiring, financing and owning real estate property to be leased to third party tenants in the healthcare sector. Sabra owns substantially all of its assets and properties and conducts its operations through Sabra Health Care Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which Sabra is the sole general partner, or by subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2012, Sabra’s investment portfolio included 105 properties leased to operators/tenants under triple-net lease agreements (consisting of (i) 93 skilled nursing/post-acute facilities, (ii) 11 senior housing facilities, and (iii) one acute care hospital). In addition, as of September 30, 2012, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company was the lender for two mortgage loans and one mezzanine loan.