Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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, developing and owning real property to be leased to third-party tenants in the healthcare sector. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 185 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 18,064 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 which have a total of 264 units located in Texas and Utah. As of December 31, 2017, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of two preferred equity investments totaling $5.5 million and a mortgage loan receivable of $12.5 million.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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, developing and owning real property to be leased to third-party tenants in the healthcare sector. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 185 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 18,064 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 which have a total of 264 units located in Texas and Utah. As of December 31, 2017, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of two preferred equity investments totaling $5.5 million and a mortgage loan receivable of $12.5 million.