SUMMARIZED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION - Schedule of Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 2,009,939	$ 2,039,616
Loans receivable and other investments, net	96,036	300,177
Cash and cash equivalents	25,663	7,434	$ 61,793	$ 4,308
Restricted cash	9,002	9,813
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	125,279	111,797
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,265,919	2,468,837
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	160,752	174,846
Revolving credit facility	26,000	255,000
Term loans, net	335,673	264,229
Senior unsecured notes, net	688,246	685,704
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	39,639	35,182
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	1,250,310	1,414,961
Equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity:	1,015,574	1,053,770
Noncontrolling interests	35	106
Total equity	1,015,609	1,053,876	941,823	460,164
Total liabilities and equity	2,265,919	2,468,837
Elimination [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	0	0
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	(2,105)
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	(1,909)	(2,855)
Intercompany	(1,054,657)	(1,407,972)
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,560,855)	(1,369,761)
Total assets	(2,617,421)	(2,782,693)
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,909)	(1,856)
Intercompany	(1,054,657)	(1,407,972)
Total liabilities	(1,056,566)	(1,409,828)
Equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity:	(1,560,855)	(1,372,865)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(1,560,855)	(1,372,865)
Total liabilities and equity	(2,617,421)	(2,782,693)
Parent Company [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	150	48
Loans receivable and other investments, net	(410)	0
Cash and cash equivalents	18,168	2,548	58,799	3,551
Restricted cash	0	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	2,859	2,047
Intercompany	368,281	489,763
Investment in subsidiaries	640,238	568,841
Total assets	1,029,286	1,063,247
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	13,712	9,477
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	13,712	9,477
Equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity:	1,015,574	1,053,770
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	1,015,574	1,053,770
Total liabilities and equity	1,029,286	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	18,023	13,384
Intercompany	686,376	918,209
Investment in subsidiaries	908,253	792,065
Total assets	1,612,652	1,723,658
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility	26,000	255,000
Term loans, net	243,626	200,000
Senior unsecured notes, net	688,246	685,704
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	14,542	14,113
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	972,414	1,154,817
Equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity:	640,238	568,841
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	640,238	568,841
Total liabilities and equity	1,612,652	1,723,658
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	1,828,629	1,874,394
Loans receivable and other investments, net	96,446	302,282
Cash and cash equivalents	2,675	456	0	0
Restricted cash	57	1,788
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	95,740	91,225
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	12,364	8,855
Total assets	2,035,911	2,279,000
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	10,766
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loans, net	92,047	64,229
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11,333	11,392
Intercompany	1,048,309	1,399,041
Total liabilities	1,151,689	1,485,428
Equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity:	884,222	793,572
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	884,222	793,572
Total liabilities and equity	2,035,911	2,279,000
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	181,160	165,174
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	4,820	4,430	$ 2,994	$ 757
Restricted cash	8,945	8,025
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	10,566	7,996
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	205,491	185,625
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	160,752	164,080
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,961	2,056
Intercompany	6,348	8,931
Total liabilities	169,061	175,067
Equity
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity:	36,395	10,452
Noncontrolling interests	35	106
Total equity	36,430	10,558
Total liabilities and equity	$ 205,491	$ 185,625