Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 56,833	$ 53,173	$ 167,442	$ 152,574
Interest and other income	3,157	6,211	25,482	17,594
Resident fees and services	1,937	550	5,811	1,924
Total revenues	61,927	59,934	198,735	172,092
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	17,102	16,306	51,273	44,953
Interest	15,794	15,176	49,139	43,108
Operating expenses	1,404	444	4,256	1,442
General and administrative	6,171	3,547	15,521	19,270
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses	540	2,489	3,286	6,605
Impairment of real estate	0	0	29,811	0
Total expenses	41,011	37,962	153,286	115,378
Other income (expense):
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(556)	0
Other income (expense)	2,945	(100)	5,345	(300)
Net gain (loss) on sale of real estate	1,451	(3,838)	(3,203)	(2,115)
Total other income (expense)	4,396	(3,938)	1,586	(2,415)
Net income	25,312	18,034	47,035	54,299
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	25	27	66	47
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	25,337	18,061	47,101	54,346
Preferred stock dividends	(2,561)	(2,561)	(7,682)	(7,682)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 22,776	$ 15,500	$ 39,419	$ 46,664
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.24	$ 0.60	$ 0.76
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.24	$ 0.60	$ 0.76
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	65,312,288	65,160,290	65,285,591	61,244,991
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	65,591,428	65,398,175	65,470,589	61,468,603