Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 161,483	$ 128,988	$ 101,742
Interest income and other income	22,035	5,792	1,428
Total revenues	183,518	134,780	103,170
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	43,332	33,281	30,263
Interest	46,958	40,460	34,335
General and administrative	29,339	16,423	16,104
Impairment	0	0	2,481
Total expenses	119,629	90,164	83,183
Other income (expense):
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(22,454)	(10,101)	(2,670)
Other income (expense)	1,560	(800)	2,196
Gain on sale of real estate	3,914	0	0
Total other income (expense)	(16,980)	(10,901)	(474)
Net income	46,909	33,715	19,513
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	43	0	0
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	46,952	33,715	19,513
Preferred stock dividends	(10,242)	(7,966)	0
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 36,710	$ 25,749	$ 19,513
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per: [Abstract]
Basic common share	$ 0.79	$ 0.69	$ 0.53
Diluted common share	$ 0.78	$ 0.68	$ 0.52
Basic common share	$ 0.79	$ 0.69	$ 0.53
Diluted common share	$ 0.78	$ 0.68	$ 0.52
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic	46,351,544	37,514,637	37,061,111
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted	46,889,531	38,071,926	37,321,517