Schedule III- Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Real estate:
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 492,486	$ 456,052	$ 410,009
Acquisitions	226,078	25,252	35,656
Improvements	230	12,162	10,387
Assets not transferred to CareTrust	0	(980)	0
Sales of vacant land	(30)	0	0
Balance at the end of the period	718,764	492,486	456,052
Accumulated depreciation:
Balance at the beginning of the period	(78,897)	(62,572)	(47,877)
Depreciation expense	(18,770)	(16,325)	(14,695)
Balance at the end of the period	$ (97,667)	$ (78,897)	$ (62,572)