Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	ORGANIZATION Description of Business—CareTrust REIT, Inc.’s (“CareTrust REIT” or the “Company”) primary business consists of acquiring, financing, developing and owning real property to be leased to third-party tenants in the healthcare sector. As of September 30, 2019, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 211 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 21,583 operational beds and units located in 28 states with the highest concentration of properties located in California, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and Idaho. The Company also owns and operates three independent living facilities which have a total of 264 units located in Texas and Utah. As of September 30, 2019, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of one preferred equity investment of $3.1 million and three mortgage loans receivable of $41.7 million.

Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION

Description of Business—CareTrust REIT, Inc.’s (“CareTrust REIT” or the “Company”) primary business consists of acquiring, financing, developing and owning real property to be leased to third-party tenants in the healthcare sector. As of September 30, 2019, the Company owned and leased to independent operators, including The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”), 211 skilled nursing, multi-service campuses, assisted living and independent living facilities consisting of 21,583 operational beds and units located in 28 states with the highest concentration of properties located in California, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and Idaho. The Company also owns and operates three independent living facilities which have a total of 264 units located in Texas and Utah. As of September 30, 2019, the Company also had other real estate investments consisting of one preferred equity investment of $3.1 million and three mortgage loans receivable of $41.7 million.