CCP MERGER AND RECENT REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) Property firm Investment shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Property Facilitiy	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Facilitiy	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 623,409	$ 405,647	$ 260,526
Net income attributable to common stockholders		269,314	148,141	60,034
Merger and acquisition costs		636	30,255	$ 1,197
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
Purchase price	$ 2,100,000
Total revenues			135,400
Net income attributable to common stockholders			87,000
Merger and acquisition costs			30,200
Care Capital Properties | Lease Intangible Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average amortization period as of date of acquisition	10 years
Care Capital Properties | Senior Housing Communities
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
Care Capital Properties | Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired properties | Property	296
Number of acquired properties leased | Property	1
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues from the properties acquired		44,000	10,600
Net income attributable to common stockholders from the properties acquired		$ 14,000	$ 7,700
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions | Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average amortization period as of date of acquisition		13 years	13 years
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions | Tenant Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average amortization period as of date of acquisition		22 years	23 years
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions | Senior Housing Communities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired | Property		8
Number of real estate properties and businesses acquired | Facilitiy			2
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions | Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired | Facilitiy		2	22
Recent Real Estate Acquisitions | Senior Housing - Managed
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired | Property		11