Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2018, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 190 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 18,693 operational beds and units located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, 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 September 30, 2018, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of two preferred equity investments totaling $5.7 million and a mortgage loan receivable of $12.3 million.

Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2018, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 190 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 18,693 operational beds and units located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, 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 September 30, 2018, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of two preferred equity investments totaling $5.7 million and a mortgage loan receivable of $12.3 million.