Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	ORGANIZATION Description of Business—CareTrust REIT, Inc.’s (“CareTrust REIT” or the “Company”) primary business consists of acquiring, financing and owning real property to be leased to third-party tenants in the healthcare sector. As of September 30, 2017, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 171 skilled nursing, skilled nursing campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 16,795 operational beds and units located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. The Company also owns and operates three independent living facilities consisting of 264 units located in Texas and Utah. As of September 30, 2017, the Company also had two other real estate investments, consisting of $5.4 million of preferred equity investments.

Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION

Description of Business—CareTrust REIT, Inc.’s (“CareTrust REIT” or the “Company”) primary business consists of acquiring, financing and owning real property to be leased to third-party tenants in the healthcare sector. As of September 30, 2017, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 171 skilled nursing, skilled nursing campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 16,795 operational beds and units located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. The Company also owns and operates three independent living facilities consisting of 264 units located in Texas and Utah. As of September 30, 2017, the Company also had two other real estate investments, consisting of $5.4 million of preferred equity investments.