EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Numerator:
Net income attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc.	$ 28,746	$ 19,227
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(96)	(89)
Numerator for basic earnings available to common stockholders	28,650	19,138
Numerator for diluted earnings available to common stockholders	$ 28,650	$ 19,138
Denominator:
Weighted-average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	132,836	99,063
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	133,202	99,087
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.19
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.19
Antidilutive unvested RSAs, TSR Units and PSAs excluded from the computation (in shares)	330	318
PSAs and TSR Units
Denominator:
Dilutive potential common shares - TSR Units (in shares)	366	24