CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 364,191,000	$ 225,275,000	$ 209,851,000
Interest and other income	15,026,000	27,463,000	25,505,000
Resident fees and services	26,430,000	7,788,000	3,508,000
Total revenues	405,647,000	260,526,000	238,864,000
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	113,882,000	68,472,000	63,079,000
Interest	88,440,000	64,873,000	59,218,000
Operating expenses	17,860,000	5,703,000	2,576,000
General and administrative	32,401,000	17,672,000	16,093,000
Merger and acquisition costs	30,255,000	1,197,000	7,023,000
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses	17,113,000	5,543,000	12,842,000
Impairment of real estate	1,326,000	29,811,000	0
Total expenses	301,277,000	193,271,000	160,831,000
Other income (expense):
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(553,000)	(556,000)	0
Other income	3,170,000	10,677,000	2,260,000
Net gain (loss) on sales of real estate	52,029,000	(6,122,000)	(161,000)
Total other income (expense)	54,646,000	3,999,000	2,099,000
Income before income tax expense	159,016,000	71,254,000	80,132,000
Income tax expense	(651,000)	(1,049,000)	(749,000)
Net income	158,365,000	70,205,000	79,383,000
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	18,000	71,000	30,000
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	158,383,000	70,276,000	79,413,000
Preferred stock dividends	(10,242,000)	(10,242,000)	(10,242,000)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 148,141,000	$ 60,034,000	$ 69,171,000
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.40	$ 0.92	$ 1.11
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.40	$ 0.92	$ 1.11
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	105,621,242	65,284,251	62,235,014
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	105,842,434	65,520,672	62,460,239