Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
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 June 30, 2019, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 213 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 21,686 operational beds and units located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia 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 June 30, 2019, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of one preferred equity investment of $3.1 million and two mortgage loans receivable of $23.6 million.

Organization

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

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 June 30, 2019, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 213 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 21,686 operational beds and units located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia 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 June 30, 2019, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of one preferred equity investment of $3.1 million and two mortgage loans receivable of $23.6 million.