Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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 December 31, 2019, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 216 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 21,963 operational beds and units located in 28 states with the highest concentration of properties located in California, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and Idaho. The Company also owned and operated one independent living facility which had a total of 168 units and is located in Texas. As of December 31, 2019, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of one preferred equity investment of $3.8 million and two mortgage loans receivable with a carrying value of $29.5 million.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 December 31, 2019, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 216 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 21,963 operational beds and units located in 28 states with the highest concentration of properties located in California, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and Idaho. The Company also owned and operated one independent living facility which had a total of 168 units and is located in Texas. As of December 31, 2019, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of one preferred equity investment of $3.8 million and two mortgage loans receivable with a carrying value of $29.5 million.