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Business Acquisition, Number of Acquired Properties

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Business Acquisition, Share Exchange Ratio

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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CCP MERGER AND RECENT REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) Property	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) shares	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) direct_financing_lease_property	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) firm	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) Investment	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Facilitiy	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Facilitiy
Care Capital Properties
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares of Sabra common stock issued per share of CCP common stock (in shares) \| shares			1.123
Shares of common stock issued in merger (in shares) \| shares			94,000,000
Number of acquired properties \| Property		330
Number of loan receivable investments acquired \| Investment						18
Number of specialty valuation firms \| firm					1
Fair value of consideration exchanged or assumed	$ 2,052,578	$ 2,052,578	$ 2,052,578	$ 2,052,578	$ 2,052,578	$ 2,052,578
Care Capital Properties \| Lease Intangible Assets and Liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets	10 years
Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible liabilities	10 years
Care Capital Properties \| Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties		296		1
Care Capital Properties \| Senior Housing Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties \| Property		13
Care Capital Properties \| Specialty Hospitals and Other
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties \| Property		21
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of consideration exchanged or assumed							$ 239,001	$ 393,064	$ 239,001	$ 393,064
Total revenues							11,200	1,500	31,500	1,600
Net income attributable to common stockholders							$ 3,200	$ 1,400	$ 9,300	$ 1,400
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions \| Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets									13 years	13 years
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions \| Tenant Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets									22 years	23 years
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions \| Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties \| Facilitiy									2	21
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions \| Senior Housing Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties \| Facilitiy									7	1
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions \| Senior Housing - Managed
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties \| Facilitiy									11