Discontinued Operations (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($) Facility Bed	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Facility	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Facility	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 Center	Dec. 31, 2015 Bed	Apr. 03, 2014 Center	Sep. 01, 2013 USD ($) Facility Center Bed
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers		1				8				1	8		55
Number of licensed nursing beds | Bed														6,060
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		$ (328)	$ (238)	$ (299)	$ (263)	$ (186)	$ 3,928	$ 128	$ (612)	$ (1,128)	$ 3,258	$ (1,469)
Restructuring										0	0	1,446
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues										0	10,961	61,849
Operating expenses										(1,503)	(13,325)	(64,312)
Gain from disposal of assets										0	7,546	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations										(1,503)	5,182	(2,463)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes										375	(1,924)	994
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax										(1,128)	3,258	(1,469)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | West Virginia
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Facility	2
Additional rental payments	$ 1,900
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Arkansas
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers that leases were terminated | Facility																11
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
Rose Terrace Nursing Center | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Additional rental payments	$ 1,900
Rose Terrace Nursing Center | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | West Virginia
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
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax										(225)	(26)	1,516
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues										0	10,961	21,698
Gain from disposal of assets										7,522
Rose Terrace Nursing Center | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Culloden, WV
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of licensed nursing beds | Bed	90
Sales price of Rose Terrace facility	$ 16,500
Rose Terrace Nursing Center | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Danville and Ivydale, West Virginia
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Facility	2
Rose Terrace Nursing Center | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | 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
Arkansas Lease Termination | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax										(838)	(1,111)	(2,865)
Restructuring												1,446
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Net revenues										$ 0	$ 0	$ 40,151
Arkansas Lease Termination | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment | 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
Arkansas Lease Termination | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment | 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 | Bed																1,181
Number of nursing centers that leases were terminated | Center																11