EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Numerator:
Net income attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc.	$ 74,901	$ 33,441	$ 209,248	$ 72,945
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(186)	(95)	(554)	(286)
Numerator for basic earnings available to common stockholders	74,715	33,346	208,694	72,659
Numerator for diluted earnings available to common stockholders	$ 74,715	$ 33,346	$ 208,694	$ 72,659
Denominator:
Weighted-average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	211,746	159,459	197,204	145,780
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	212,271	159,850	197,603	146,153
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.21	$ 1.06	$ 0.50
Earnings per common share attributable to CareTrust REIT, Inc., diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.21	$ 1.06	$ 0.50
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)	525	391	399	373