Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Center Bed Facility	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013 Facility	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Center Bed Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Facility	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 01, 2014	Sep. 01, 2013	Apr. 03, 2014 Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers	8				5				8	5
Number of licensed nursing beds	5,825								5,825
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ (186,000)	$ 3,928,000	$ 128,000	$ (612,000)	$ 406,000	$ (2,444,000)	$ 242,000	$ 327,000	$ 3,258,000	$ (1,469,000)	$ 951,000
Restructuring									0	1,446,000	0
Gain on disposal net of taxes									4,744,000	0	174,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues									10,961,000	61,849,000	80,488,000
Operating expenses									(13,325,000)	(64,312,000)	(79,300,000)
Gain from disposal of assets									7,546,000	0	281,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations									5,182,000	(2,463,000)	1,469,000
Benefit (provision) for income taxes									(1,924,000)	994,000	(518,000)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax									3,258,000	(1,469,000)	951,000
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount of reduction in annual rent payable													5,000,000
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Arkansas
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds													1,181
Number of nursing centers that leases were terminated													11
Rose Terrace Nursing Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Additional rental payments												1,900,000
Rose Terrace Nursing Center | Rose Terrace Note | Commercial loan
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Balance of mortgage loan outstanding paid in conjunction with closing of the sale												8,000,000
Leased Skilled Nursing Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax									(1,111,000)	(2,865,000)	457,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues									0	40,151,000	61,782,000
Leased Skilled Nursing Centers | Arkansas
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax									(19,000)	(85,000)	68,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues									0	0	3,463,000
West Virginia | Rose Terrace Nursing Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers												2		2
Tax expense associated with gain on sale of Rose Terrace Facility									2,793,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax									(26,000)	1,516,000	196,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues									10,961,000	21,698,000	15,243,000
Gain from disposal of assets									7,522,000
Culloden, WV | Rose Terrace Nursing Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds												90
Sales price of Rose Terrace facility												$ 16,500,000
Danville and Ivydale, West Virginia | Rose Terrace Nursing Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers												2