COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Asset retirement obligation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Gronich Securities Class Action [Member]
Loss Contingency, Lawsuit Filing Date	November 16, 2017
Loss Contingency, Name of Defendant	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., C. Taylor Pickett, Robert O. Stephenson, and Daniel J. Booth
Loss Contingency, Name of Plaintiff	Dror Gronich
Loss Contingency, Domicile of Litigation	United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Steve Klein Class Action [Member]
Loss Contingency, Lawsuit Filing Date	November 17, 2017
Loss Contingency, Name of Defendant	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., C. Taylor Pickett, Robert O. Stephenson, and Daniel J. Booth
Loss Contingency, Name of Plaintiff	Steve Klein
Loss Contingency, Domicile of Litigation	United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint [Member]
Loss Contingency, Lawsuit Filing Date	May 25, 2018
Loss Contingency, Name of Plaintiff	Setzer and additional plaintiff Earl Holtzman
Loss Contingency, Allegations	alleges that the defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), by making materially false and/or misleading statements, and by failing to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, including the financial and operating results of one of the Company's operators, the ability of such operator to make timely rent payments, and the impairment of certain of the Company's leases and the uncollectibility of certain receivables. The Securities Class Action, which purports to assert claims for violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, as well as Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages, interest, fees and expenses of attorneys and experts, and other relief.
Loss Contingency, Laws Affected	purports to assert claims for violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, as well as Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages, interest, fees and expenses of attorneys an
Stour Bridge Investments Limited Liability Company Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingency, Lawsuit Filing Date	August 22, 2018
Loss Contingency, Name of Defendant	Callen et al
Loss Contingency, Name of Plaintiff	Stourbridge Investments LLC
Loss Contingency, Allegations	The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants are responsible for the Company's failure to disclose the financial condition of Orianna Health Systems, the alleged non-disclosures that are also the subject of the Securities Class Action described above.