EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc.	$ 68,545	$ 10,758	$ 134,347	$ 39,504
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(186)	(95)	(368)	(191)
Numerator for basic earnings available to common stockholders	68,359	10,663	133,979	39,313
Numerator for diluted earnings available to common stockholders	$ 68,359	$ 10,663	$ 133,979	$ 39,313
Denominator:
Weighted-average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	192,444	144,895	189,813	138,866
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	192,851	145,258	190,130	139,230
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.07	$ 0.71	$ 0.28
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.07	$ 0.70	$ 0.28
Antidilutive unvested RSAs and TSR Units excluded from the computation (in shares)	554	327	554	327
PSAs and TSR Units
Denominator:
Dilutive potential common shares - TSR Units (in shares)	407	363	317	364