SUMMARIZED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 36,093	$ 31,475
Interest and other income	4,757	547
Total revenues	40,850	32,022
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	9,350	8,246
Interest	11,134	10,002
General and administrative	5,853	4,717
Total expenses	26,337	22,965
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(22,134)	0
Other income (expense)	300	500
Total other income (expense)	(21,834)	500
(Income) loss in subsidiary	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(7,321)	9,557
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(18)	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc	(7,303)	9,557
Preferred stock dividends	(2,561)	(304)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	(9,864)	9,253
Net income per common share, basic (USD per shares)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.25
Net income per common share, diluted (USD per shares)	$ (0.25)	$ 0.25
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	38,968,403	37,286,121
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	38,968,403	37,739,964
Parent Company [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	0	0
Interest and other income	4	54
Total revenues	4	54
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	13	13
Interest	0	0
General and administrative	4,692	4,584
Total expenses	4,705	4,597
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0
Other income (expense)	0	0
Total other income (expense)	0	0
(Income) loss in subsidiary	(2,602)	14,100
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(7,303)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc	(7,303)	9,557
Preferred stock dividends	(2,561)	(304)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	(9,864)	9,253
Issuers [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	0	0
Interest and other income	0	0
Total revenues	0	0
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Interest	7,790	6,716
General and administrative	1	1
Total expenses	7,791	6,717
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(21,619)
Other income (expense)	0	0
Total other income (expense)	(21,619)	0
(Income) loss in subsidiary	26,808	20,817
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(2,602)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc	(2,602)	14,100
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income attributable to common stockholders	(2,602)	14,100
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	28,777	24,134
Interest and other income	4,092	493
Total revenues	32,869	24,627
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	7,420	6,314
Interest	1,874	1,340
General and administrative	444	114
Total expenses	9,738	7,768
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0
Other income (expense)	300	500
Total other income (expense)	300	500
(Income) loss in subsidiary	1,341	980
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	24,772
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc	24,772	18,339
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income attributable to common stockholders	24,772	18,339
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	7,316	7,341
Interest and other income	661	0
Total revenues	7,977	7,341
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	1,917	1,919
Interest	1,470	1,946
General and administrative	716	18
Total expenses	4,103	3,883
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(515)
Other income (expense)	0	0
Total other income (expense)	(515)	0
(Income) loss in subsidiary	0	0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	3,359
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(18)
Net (loss) income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc	3,377	3,458
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income attributable to common stockholders	3,377	3,458
Elimination [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	0	0
Interest and other income	0	0
Total revenues	0	0
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Interest	0	0
General and administrative	0	0
Total expenses	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0
Other income (expense)	0	0
Total other income (expense)	0	0
(Income) loss in subsidiary	(25,547)	(35,897)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(25,547)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc	(25,547)	(35,897)
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ (25,547)	$ (35,897)