Organization	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
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 March 31, 2018, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 188 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 18,528 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 March 31, 2018, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of two preferred equity investments totaling $5.6 million and a mortgage loan receivable of $12.5 million.

Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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 March 31, 2018, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 188 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 18,528 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 March 31, 2018, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of two preferred equity investments totaling $5.6 million and a mortgage loan receivable of $12.5 million.