Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			32 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($) Facility	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($) Center	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / Bed	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 request civil_investigative_demand	Dec. 31, 2015 Facility	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015 Center	Dec. 31, 2015 Bed	Dec. 31, 2015 Lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2015 Multiple	Oct. 31, 2014 Facility	Sep. 01, 2013 USD ($) Facility Center Bed
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease and rent expense			$ 28,690,000	$ 26,151,000	$ 20,396,000
Accrued liability related to straightline rent			7,830,000	$ 9,579,000
Number of nursing centers				8			1		55
Number of licensed nursing beds | Bed										6,060
Workers compensation insurance, maximum annual aggregate self-insured amount			1,000,000
Cash expenditures for self-insured professional liability costs			3,328,000	$ 4,757,000	$ 4,485,000
Liability for workers compensation claims			264,000
Workers compensation insurance, non current receivable for excess premiums paid			1,041,000
Health insurance, maximum self-insured annual amount per individual			175,000
Salary multiple | Multiple												2
Maximum contingent liability			$ 236,000
Renewal period for employee agreements			1 year
Number of professional liability lawsuits | Lawsuit											55
Duration of alleged breaches of statutory and contractual obligations to patents			5 years
Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Potential Violations of False Claims Act
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of facilities | Facility							6						2
Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Subsequent Event | Potential Violations of False Claims Act
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
New separate actions | civil_investigative_demand						3
Number of request in which a response has been provided | request						2
Scheduled for trial or arbitration over next 12 months
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of professional liability lawsuits | Lawsuit											10
Other Current Assets
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-current receivables for workers' compensation policy			$ 0	$ 246,000
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			21,618,000
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			$ 686,000
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Employee termination agreement term			1 year
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum contingent liability			$ 1,768,000
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 | Multiple												2
Annual increase in consumer price index								300.00%
Annual capital expenditures related to leased facilities per licensed bed | $ / Bed			434
Total required capital expenditures during remaining lease term			$ 3,133,000
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		$ 5,000,000
Percentage of amount financed		10.25%
Number of licensed nursing beds | Bed										15
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Arkansas Lease Termination | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of reduction in annual rent payable														$ 5,000,000
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Arkansas
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers that leases were terminated | Facility														11
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Arkansas | Arkansas Lease Termination | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers that leases were terminated | Center														11
Number of licensed nursing beds | Bed														1,181
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | West Virginia
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Facility	2
Additional rental payments	$ 1,900,000
Leased
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Center									40
Leased | Leases, Acquired-in-Place
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Center									7
Leased | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Center									36
Leased | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc | Leases, Acquired-in-Place
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Center		2
Number of nursing center facilities under renovation | Facility							1
Leased | Other Operating Leases
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of nursing centers | Center									17
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