SUMMARIZED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 1,908,667	$ 2,039,616
Loans receivable and other investments, net	120,300	300,177
Cash and cash equivalents	103,868	7,434	$ 6,042	$ 61,793
Restricted cash	8,979	9,813
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	111,532	111,797
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,253,346	2,468,837
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	174,053	174,846
Revolving credit facility	0	255,000
Term loans, net	338,860	264,229
Senior unsecured notes, net	686,968	685,704
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	36,553	35,182
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	1,236,434	1,414,961
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,016,847	1,053,770
Noncontrolling interests	65	106
Total equity	1,016,912	1,053,876	1,070,808	941,823
Total liabilities and equity	2,253,346	2,468,837
Elimination [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	0	0
Loans receivable and other investments, net	(2,233)	(2,105)
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	(3,266)	(2,746)
Intercompany	(1,032,099)	(1,407,972)
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,474,716)	(1,416,345)
Total assets	(2,512,314)	(2,829,168)
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility		0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(2,265)	(1,746)
Intercompany	(1,032,099)	(1,407,972)
Total liabilities	(1,034,364)	(1,409,718)
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	(1,477,950)	(1,419,450)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(1,477,950)	(1,419,450)
Total liabilities and equity	(2,512,314)	(2,829,168)
Parent Company [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	159	48
Loans receivable and other investments, net	(340)	0
Cash and cash equivalents	95,604	2,548	2,455	58,799
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	2,259	2,047
Intercompany	348,663	489,763
Investment in subsidiaries	582,667	568,841
Total assets	1,029,012	1,063,247
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility		0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12,165	9,477
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	12,165	9,477
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,016,847	1,053,770
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	1,016,847	1,053,770
Total liabilities and equity	1,029,012	1,063,247
Issuers [Member]
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, net	12,279	13,384
Intercompany	683,436	918,209
Investment in subsidiaries	832,058	792,065
Total assets	1,527,773	1,723,658
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility		255,000
Term loans, net	243,456	200,000
Senior unsecured notes, net	686,968	685,704
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	14,682	14,113
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	945,106	1,154,817
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	582,667	568,841
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	582,667	568,841
Total liabilities and equity	1,527,773	1,723,658
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	1,687,594	1,816,813
Loans receivable and other investments, net	122,873	302,282
Cash and cash equivalents	1,890	1,008	0	0
Restricted cash	128	1,618
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	89,138	89,590
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	59,991	55,439
Total assets	1,961,614	2,266,750
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility		0
Term loans, net	95,404	64,229
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10,363	11,254
Intercompany	997,315	1,391,115
Total liabilities	1,103,082	1,466,598
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	858,532	800,152
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	858,532	800,152
Total liabilities and equity	1,961,614	2,266,750
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	220,914	222,755
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	6,374	3,878	$ 3,587	$ 2,994
Restricted cash	8,851	8,195
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	11,122	9,522
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	247,261	244,350
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	174,053	174,846
Revolving credit facility		0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,608	2,084
Intercompany	34,784	16,857
Total liabilities	210,445	193,787
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	36,751	50,457
Noncontrolling interests	65	106
Total equity	36,816	50,563
Total liabilities and equity	$ 247,261	$ 244,350