Schedule III- Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Real estate:
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 718,764	$ 492,486	$ 456,052
Acquisitions	270,601	226,078	25,252
Improvements	726	230	12,162
Assets not transferred to CareTrust	0	0	(980)
Sales of real estate	(3,876)	(30)	0
Balance at the end of the period	986,215	718,764	492,486
Accumulated depreciation:
Balance at the beginning of the period	(97,667)	(78,897)	(62,572)
Depreciation expense	(25,001)	(18,770)	(16,325)
Sales of real estate	871	0	0
Balance at the end of the period	$ (121,797)	$ (97,667)	$ (78,897)