CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 09, 2018	Feb. 05, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Rental income			$ 144,229	$ 55,904	$ 288,484	$ 113,128
Interest and other income			4,553	2,027	8,891	3,972
Resident fees and services			17,530	6,805	35,023	10,286
Total revenues			166,312	64,736	332,398	127,386
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization			46,828	17,220	94,833	36,357
Interest			36,757	15,862	72,575	31,650
Operating expenses			12,299	4,407	24,423	6,827
General and administrative			9,271	5,126	17,138	11,215
Merger and acquisition costs			112	5,887	442	6,451
(Recovery of) provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses			(674)	535	539	2,305
Impairment of real estate			881	0	1,413	0
Total expenses			105,474	49,037	211,363	94,805
Other income:
Other income			0	941	2,820	3,070
Net gain on sales of real estate			142,903	4,032	142,431	4,032
Total other income			142,903	4,973	145,251	7,102
Income before loss from unconsolidated joint venture and income tax expense			203,741	20,672	266,286	39,683
Loss from unconsolidated joint venture			(2,347)	0	(1,901)	0
Income tax expense			(605)	(136)	(1,115)	(356)
Net income			200,789	20,536	263,270	39,327
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(2)	(16)	(12)	16
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.			200,787	20,520	263,258	39,343
Preferred stock dividends			(7,207)	(2,560)	(9,768)	(5,121)
Net income attributable to common stockholders			$ 193,580	$ 17,960	$ 253,490	$ 34,222
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)			$ 1.09	$ 0.27	$ 1.42	$ 0.52
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)			$ 1.08	$ 0.27	$ 1.42	$ 0.52
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)			178,314,750	65,438,739	178,304,733	65,396,146
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)			178,684,024	65,670,853	178,600,789	65,694,019
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.43	$ 0.90	$ 0.85