EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Numerator:
Net income attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc.	$ 33,441	$ 8,696	$ 72,945	$ 27,439
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(95)	(89)	(286)	(267)
Numerator for basic earnings available to common stockholders	33,346	8,607	72,659	27,172
Numerator for diluted earnings available to common stockholders	$ 33,346	$ 8,607	$ 72,659	$ 27,172
Denominator:
Weighted-average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	159,459	104,011	145,780	100,748
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	159,850	104,311	146,153	100,918
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.08	$ 0.50	$ 0.27
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.08	$ 0.50	$ 0.27
Antidilutive unvested RSAs, TSR Units and PSAs excluded from the computation (in shares)	327	317	327	317
PSAs and TSR Units
Denominator:
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)	391	201	373	128
Forward Equity Agreements
Denominator:
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)	0	99	0	42