Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 55,297	$ 49,896	$ 110,609	$ 99,401
Interest and other income	16,993	5,999	22,325	11,383
Resident fees and services	1,959	691	3,874	1,374
Total revenues	74,249	56,586	136,808	112,158
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	16,405	14,497	34,171	28,647
Interest	16,427	14,052	33,345	27,932
Operating expenses	1,440	499	2,852	997
General and administrative	4,636	9,363	9,350	15,724
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses	223	2,972	2,746	4,116
Impairment of real estate	0	0	29,811	0
Total expenses	39,131	41,383	112,275	77,416
Other income (expense):
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(556)	0
Other income (expense)	2,400	(100)	2,400	(200)
Net (loss) gain on sale of real estate	(52)	1,723	(4,654)	1,723
Total other income (expense)	2,348	1,623	(2,810)	1,523
Net income	37,466	16,826	21,723	36,265
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	9	9	41	20
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	37,475	16,835	21,764	36,285
Preferred stock dividends	(2,560)	(2,560)	(5,121)	(5,121)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 34,915	$ 14,275	$ 16,643	$ 31,164
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.24	$ 0.25	$ 0.53
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.24	$ 0.25	$ 0.52
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	65,303,057	59,323,799	65,274,845	59,254,895
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	65,503,383	59,543,781	65,454,337	59,510,164