Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 55,904	$ 55,297	$ 113,128	$ 110,609
Interest and other income	2,027	16,993	3,972	22,325
Resident fees and services	6,805	1,959	10,286	3,874
Total revenues	64,736	74,249	127,386	136,808
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	17,220	16,405	36,357	34,171
Interest	15,862	16,427	31,650	33,345
Operating expenses	4,407	1,440	6,827	2,852
General and administrative	11,149	4,636	18,022	9,350
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses	535	223	2,305	2,746
Impairment of real estate	0	0	0	29,811
Total expenses	49,173	39,131	95,161	112,275
Other income (expense):
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(556)
Other income	941	2,400	3,070	2,400
Net gain (loss) on sale of real estate	4,032	(52)	4,032	(4,654)
Total other income (expense)	4,973	2,348	7,102	(2,810)
Net income	20,536	37,466	39,327	21,723
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(16)	9	16	41
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	20,520	37,475	39,343	21,764
Preferred stock dividends	(2,560)	(2,560)	(5,121)	(5,121)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 17,960	$ 34,915	$ 34,222	$ 16,643
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.53	$ 0.52	$ 0.25
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.53	$ 0.52	$ 0.25
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	65,438,739	65,303,057	65,396,146	65,274,845
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	65,670,853	65,503,383	65,694,019	65,454,337