SUMMARIZED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 1,645,805	$ 915,418
Loans receivable and other investments, net	251,583	185,293
Cash and cash equivalents	61,793	4,308	17,101		42,250
Restricted cash	7,024	5,352
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets	98,687	63,252
Intercompany	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,064,892	1,173,623
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Mortgage notes	124,022	141,328
Revolving credit facility	68,000	135,500
Term loan	200,000	0
Senior unsecured notes	699,272	414,402
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	31,775	22,229
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	1,123,069	713,459
Stockholders’ equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	941,866	460,164	305,488	326,573
Noncontrolling interests	(43)	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	941,823	460,164	305,488	326,573
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,064,892	1,173,623
Parent Company
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	60	101
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	58,799	3,551	15,075		41,736
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets	586	1,217
Intercompany	444,499	333,125
Investments in subsidiaries	447,916	128,640
Total assets	951,860	466,634
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Mortgage notes	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loan	0
Senior unsecured notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9,994	6,470
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	9,994	6,470
Stockholders’ equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	941,866	460,164
Noncontrolling interests	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	941,866
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	951,860	466,634
Issuers
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	0	0
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0		0
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets	27,803	9,207
Intercompany	757,676	270,194
Investments in subsidiaries	642,611	267,505
Total assets	1,428,090	546,906
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Mortgage notes	0	0
Revolving credit facility	68,000	0
Term loan	200,000
Senior unsecured notes	699,272	414,402
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12,902	3,864
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	980,174	418,266
Stockholders’ equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	447,916	128,640
Noncontrolling interests	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	447,916
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,428,090	546,906
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	1,505,974	751,771
Loans receivable and other investments, net	251,583	185,293
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0		0
Restricted cash	160	121
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets	62,325	46,694
Intercompany	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	25,057	25,205
Total assets	1,845,099	1,009,084
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Mortgage notes	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0	135,500
Term loan	0
Senior unsecured notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,422	11,008
Intercompany	1,198,779	645,956
Total liabilities	1,206,201	792,464
Stockholders’ equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	638,898	216,620
Noncontrolling interests	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	638,898
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,845,099	1,009,084
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	139,771	163,546
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	2,994	757	2,026		514
Restricted cash	6,864	5,231
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets	7,973	6,134
Intercompany	0	42,637
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	157,602	218,305
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Mortgage notes	124,022	141,328
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loan	0
Senior unsecured notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,457	887
Intercompany	3,396	0
Total liabilities	128,875	142,215
Stockholders’ equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	28,770	76,090
Noncontrolling interests	(43)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	28,727
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	157,602	218,305
Elimination
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	0	0
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0		0
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets	0	0
Intercompany	(1,202,175)	(645,956)
Investments in subsidiaries	(1,115,584)	(421,350)
Total assets	(2,317,759)	(1,067,306)
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Mortgage notes	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loan	0
Senior unsecured notes	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	0
Intercompany	(1,202,175)	(645,956)
Total liabilities	(1,202,175)	(645,956)
Stockholders’ equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	(1,115,584)	(421,350)
Noncontrolling interests	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(1,115,584)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ (2,317,759)	$ (1,067,306)