CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 130,467	$ 100,145	$ 418,951	$ 213,273
Interest and other income	3,932	4,090	12,823	8,062
Resident fees and services	17,403	7,554	52,426	17,840
Total revenues	151,802	111,789	484,200	239,175
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	48,468	25,933	143,301	62,290
Interest	37,305	24,568	109,880	56,218
Operating expenses	12,611	5,102	37,034	11,929
General and administrative	8,022	12,944	25,160	24,159
Merger and acquisition costs	151	23,299	593	29,750
Provision for doubtful accounts and loan losses	8,910	5,149	9,449	7,454
Impairment of real estate	0	0	1,413	0
Total expenses	115,467	96,995	326,830	191,800
Other income:
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(553)	0	(553)
Other income	1,336	51	4,156	3,121
Net gain on sales of real estate	14	582	142,445	4,614
Total other income	1,350	80	146,601	7,182
Income before loss from unconsolidated joint venture and income tax (expense) benefit	37,685	14,874	303,971	54,557
Loss from unconsolidated joint venture	(1,725)	0	(3,626)	0
Income tax (expense) benefit	(732)	195	(1,847)	(161)
Net income	35,228	15,069	298,498	54,396
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(10)	26	(22)	42
Net income attributable to Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.	35,218	15,095	298,476	54,438
Preferred stock dividends	0	(2,561)	(9,768)	(7,682)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 35,218	$ 12,534	$ 288,708	$ 46,756
Net income attributable to common stockholders, per:
Basic common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.11	$ 1.62	$ 0.58
Diluted common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.11	$ 1.62	$ 0.57
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	178,317,769	112,149,638	178,309,127	81,150,846
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	178,941,213	112,418,100	178,729,853	81,429,044