Summarized Condensed Consolidating Information - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	May 30, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Date of incorporation	Oct. 29, 2013
Parent Guarantor [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Date of incorporation	Oct. 29, 2013
CTR Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Date of formation	May 08, 2014
CareTrust Capital Corp. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Date of formation	May 09, 2014
Combined Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Date of formation	May 08, 2014
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	5.875%	5.875%

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
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-Section 45
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