Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Multiple Facility Center Bed Lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2013 Facility	Dec. 31, 2012	May 23, 2014	Jun. 30, 2012 action	Jan. 31, 2013	Jul. 01, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014 Facility	Jul. 31, 2014 Facility	Sep. 01, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease and rent expense		$ 26,151,000	$ 20,396,000	$ 18,018,000
Accrued liability related to straightline rent		9,579,000	10,759,000
Number of nursing centers		52	5
Number of licensed nursing beds		5,825
Term of lease	15 years
Workers compensation insurance, maximum annual aggregate self-insured amount		1,000,000
Cash expenditures for self-insured professional liability costs		4,757,000	4,485,000	1,805,000
Liability for workers compensation claims		250,000
Workers compensation insurance, non current receivable for excess premiums paid		1,357,000
Health insurance, maximum self-insured annual amount per individual		175,000
Salary multiple		2
Maximum contingent liability		366,000
Renewal period for employee agreements		1 year
Number of professional liability lawsuits		51
Duration of alleged breaches of statutory and contractual obligations to patents		5 years
Medicare | Total patient and resident revenues | Medicare and Medicaid programs
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of total patient and residential revenues		29.60%
Medicaid Programs | Total patient and resident revenues | Medicare and Medicaid programs
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of total patient and residential revenues		48.40%
Chancery Court for Williamson County, Tennessee
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Period for corporate governance procedures					3 years
Fair Labor Standards Act
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
New separate actions						2
Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Potential Violations of False Claims Act
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of facilities									6	2
Scheduled for trial or arbitration over next 12 months
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of professional liability lawsuits		10
Other Current Assets
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-current receivables for workers' compensation policy		246,000	440,000
Professional malpractice liability insurance
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance policy coverage limits per claim		500,000
Maximum claim amount on insurance		5,000,000
Liability for reported and estimated future claims		25,163,000
Prefunded deductible policy
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance policy coverage limits per claim		500,000
Professional liability insurance, annual coverage limit per facility		3,000,000
Liability for reported claims and estimates for incurred but unreported claims		687,000
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Employee termination agreement term		1 year
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum contingent liability		1,767,000
Employee termination agreement term		3 years
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Capital lease renewal period		12 years
Multiple of increase in consumer price index		2
Annual increase in consumer price index		300.00%
Amount of reduction in annual rent payable											5,000,000
Annual capital expenditures related to leased facilities per licensed bed		434
Total required capital expenditures during remaining lease term		4,563,000
Letters of credit security deposit for a lease		8,106,000									4,551,000
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Leases, Acquired-in-Place
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Renovation funding amount		20,000,000					5,000,000
Percentage of amount financed							10.25%
Number of licensed nursing beds		15
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Arkansas
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers that leases were terminated											11
Number of licensed nursing beds											1,181
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | West Virginia
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers								2
Additional rental payments								$ 1,900,000
Leased
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers		39
Leased | Leases, Acquired-in-Place
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers		7
Leased | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers		23
Leased | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Leases, Acquired-in-Place
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers		1					2
Number of nursing center facilities under renovation		14
Leased | Other Operating Leases
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers		16
Leased | Other Operating Leases | Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Term of lease		9 years
Leased | Other Operating Leases | Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Term of lease		20 years