Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Numerator: Income amounts attributable to Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 807	$ 973	$ 812	$ 540
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	25
Income from continuing operations attributable to Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc.	807	973	812	565
Preferred stock dividends	0	(86)	0	(172)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. common shareholders	807	887	812	393
Net income attributable to Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. common shareholders	(299)	128	(562)	(484)
NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR DIVERSICARE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 508	$ 1,015	$ 250	$ (91)
Per common share – basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.15	$ 0.13	$ 0.07
Operating income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (in dollars per share)	(0.05)	0.02	(0.09)	(0.08)
Discontinued operations, net of taxes (in dollars per share)	(0.05)	0.02	(0.09)	(0.08)
Net income (loss) per common share- basic	0.08	0.17	0.04	(0.01)
Per common share – diluted
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.13	0.14	0.13	0.07
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, Operating income (loss), net of taxes (in dollars per share)	(0.05)	0.02	(0.09)	(0.08)
Discontinued operations, net of taxes (in dollars per share)	(0.05)	0.02	(0.09)	(0.08)
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted	$ 0.08	$ 0.16	$ 0.04	$ (0.01)
Denominator: Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic (shares)	6,098	6,015	6,072	5,995
Diluted (shares)	6,327	6,181	6,302	5,995