ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details)		12 Months Ended
May 17, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 segment
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of reportable segment \| segment		1
Omega OP
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percentage of limited partnership interests owned		97.00%
Other Investors \| Omega OP
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Percentage of limited partnership interests owned		3.00%
MedEquities
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Business combination acquirees' stockholders conversion ratio of acquirer's stock received	0.235
Business combination acquirees stockholder's additional cash amount per share received	$ 2.00
Special cash dividend (per share)	$ 0.21

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