SUMMARIZED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 1,993,592	$ 2,009,939
Loans receivable and other investments, net	96,489	96,036
Cash and cash equivalents	12,814	25,663	$ 9,133	$ 7,434
Restricted cash	9,151	9,002
Assets held for sale	2,073	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	126,007	125,279
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,240,126	2,265,919
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	159,905	160,752
Revolving credit facility	17,000	26,000
Term loans, net	336,592	335,673
Senior unsecured notes, net	688,879	688,246
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	33,397	39,639
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	1,235,773	1,250,310
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,004,350	1,015,574
Noncontrolling interests	3	35
Total equity	1,004,353	1,015,609	1,007,498	1,053,876
Total liabilities and equity	2,240,126	2,265,919
Elimination [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
Assets held for sale	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	(1,889)	(1,909)
Intercompany	(1,009,852)	(1,080,899)
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,617,711)	(1,559,738)
Total assets	(2,629,452)	(2,642,546)
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	(1,889)	(1,909)
Intercompany	(1,009,852)	(1,080,899)
Total liabilities	(1,011,741)	(1,082,808)
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity	(1,617,711)	(1,559,738)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(1,617,711)	(1,559,738)
Total liabilities and equity	(2,629,452)	(2,642,546)
Parent Company [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	146	150
Loans receivable and other investments, net	(222)	(410)
Cash and cash equivalents	5,285	18,168	3,789	2,548
Restricted cash	0	0
Assets held for sale	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	2,556	2,859
Intercompany	345,081	368,281
Investment in subsidiaries	663,960	640,238
Total assets	1,016,806	1,029,286
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	12,456	13,712
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	12,456	13,712
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,004,350	1,015,574
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	1,004,350	1,015,574
Total liabilities and equity	1,016,806	1,029,286
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
Assets held for sale	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	17,106	18,023
Intercompany	664,771	687,493
Investment in subsidiaries	942,039	907,136
Total assets	1,623,916	1,612,652
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility	17,000	26,000
Term loans, net	243,711	243,626
Senior unsecured notes, net	688,879	688,246
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10,366	14,542
Intercompany	0	0
Total liabilities	959,956	972,414
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity	663,960	640,238
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	663,960	640,238
Total liabilities and equity	1,623,916	1,612,652
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	1,845,293	1,860,850
Loans receivable and other investments, net	96,711	96,446
Cash and cash equivalents	3,707	2,675	2,084	456
Restricted cash	67	57
Assets held for sale	2,073
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	97,831	96,301
Intercompany	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	11,712	12,364
Total assets	2,057,394	2,068,693
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loans, net	92,881	92,047
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9,128	11,606
Intercompany	1,036,134	1,080,899
Total liabilities	1,138,143	1,184,552
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity	919,251	884,141
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	919,251	884,141
Total liabilities and equity	2,057,394	2,068,693
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation	148,153	148,939
Loans receivable and other investments, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	3,822	4,820	$ 3,260	$ 4,430
Restricted cash	9,084	8,945
Assets held for sale	0
Prepaid expenses, deferred financing costs and other assets, net	10,403	10,005
Intercompany	0	25,125
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	171,462	197,834
Liabilities
Mortgage notes, net	159,905	160,752
Revolving credit facility	0	0
Term loans, net	0	0
Senior unsecured notes, net	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	3,336	1,688
Intercompany	(26,282)	0
Total liabilities	136,959	162,440
Total Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity	34,500	35,359
Noncontrolling interests	3	35
Total equity	34,503	35,394
Total liabilities and equity	$ 171,462	$ 197,834