Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2017	May 08, 2017	Feb. 03, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Rental income				$ 100,145	$ 56,833	$ 213,273	$ 167,442
Interest and other income				4,090	3,157	8,062	25,482
Resident fees and services				7,554	1,937	17,840	5,811
Total revenues				111,789	61,927	239,175	198,735
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization				25,933	17,102	62,290	51,273
Interest				24,568	15,794	56,218	49,139
Operating expenses				5,102	1,404	11,929	4,256
General and administrative				12,944	4,966	24,159	13,513
Merger and acquisition costs				23,299	1,051	29,750	1,222
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses				5,149	540	7,454	3,286
Impairment of real estate				0	0	0	29,811
Total expenses				96,995	40,857	191,800	152,500
Other income (expense):
Loss on extinguishment of debt				(553)	0	(553)	(556)
Other income				51	2,945	3,121	5,345
Net gain (loss) on sale of real estate				582	1,451	4,614	(3,203)
Total other income (expense)				80	4,396	7,182	1,586
Income before income tax expense				14,874	25,466	54,557	47,821
Income tax benefit (expense)				195	(154)	(161)	(786)
Net income				15,069	25,312	54,396	47,035
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests				26	25	42	66
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.				15,095	25,337	54,438	47,101
Preferred stock dividends				(2,561)	(2,561)	(7,682)	(7,682)
Net income attributable to common stockholders				$ 12,534	$ 22,776	$ 46,756	$ 39,419
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.11	$ 0.35	$ 0.58	$ 0.60
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.11	$ 0.35	$ 0.57	$ 0.60
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)				112,149,638	65,312,288	81,150,846	65,285,591
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)				112,418,100	65,591,428	81,429,044	65,470,589
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3598913	$ 0.43	$ 0.42	$ 0.3598913	$ 0.42	$ 1.21	$ 1.25