SUMMARIZED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income (unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 49,505	$ 36,093
Interest and other income	6,067	4,757
Total revenues	55,572	40,850
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	14,150	9,350
Interest	13,880	11,134
General and administrative	8,003	5,853
Total expenses	36,033	26,337
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(22,134)
Other (expense) income	(100)	300
Total other expense	(100)	(21,834)
(Loss) income in subsidiaries	0	0
Net income (loss)	19,439	(7,321)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	11	18
Net income (loss) attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	19,450	(7,303)
Preferred stock dividends	(2,561)	(2,561)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	16,889	(9,864)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ (0.25)
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ (0.25)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	59,185,225	38,968,403
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	59,559,253	38,968,403
Parent Company [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	0	0
Interest and other income	1	4
Total revenues	1	4
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	13	13
Interest	0	0
General and administrative	5,438	4,692
Total expenses	5,451	4,705
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Other (expense) income	0	0
Total other expense	0	0
(Loss) income in subsidiaries	24,900	(2,602)
Net income (loss)	19,450	(7,303)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	19,450	(7,303)
Preferred stock dividends	(2,561)	(2,561)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	16,889	(9,864)
Issuers [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	0	0
Interest and other income	0	0
Total revenues	0	0
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Interest	12,550	7,790
General and administrative	0	1
Total expenses	12,550	7,791
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(21,619)
Other (expense) income	0	0
Total other expense	0	(21,619)
(Loss) income in subsidiaries	37,450	26,808
Net income (loss)	24,900	(2,602)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	24,900	(2,602)
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	24,900	(2,602)
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	44,601	28,777
Interest and other income	5,384	4,092
Total revenues	49,985	32,869
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	12,702	7,420
Interest	0	1,874
General and administrative	2,023	444
Total expenses	14,725	9,738
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Other (expense) income	(100)	300
Total other expense	(100)	300
(Loss) income in subsidiaries	1,395	1,341
Net income (loss)	36,555	24,772
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	36,555	24,772
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	36,555	24,772
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Rental income	4,904	7,316
Interest and other income	682	661
Total revenues	5,586	7,977
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	1,435	1,917
Interest	1,330	1,470
General and administrative	542	716
Total expenses	3,307	4,103
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(515)
Other (expense) income	0	0
Total other expense	0	(515)
(Loss) income in subsidiaries	0	0
Net income (loss)	2,279	3,359
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	11	18
Net income (loss) attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	2,290	3,377
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	2,290	3,377
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 (expense) income	0	0
Total other expense	0	0
(Loss) income in subsidiaries	(63,745)	(25,547)
Net income (loss)	(63,745)	(25,547)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	(63,745)	(25,547)
Preferred stock dividends	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ (63,745)	$ (25,547)