Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting infomration

The following table sets forth certain segment financial and operating data (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Revenue(1)
Retirement Centers	$	128,839	$	132,209	$	257,400	$	263,792
Assisted Living		261,716		254,748		526,910		506,244
CCRCs		173,368		160,603		347,648		320,553
Management Services(2)		19,376		17,958		38,261		35,933
	$	583,299	$	565,518	$	1,170,219	$	1,126,522

Segment operating income(3)
Retirement Centers	$	52,687	$	54,963	$	104,896	$	108,148
Assisted Living		92,844		91,813		185,921		180,599
CCRCs		52,150		47,733		103,945		93,467
Management Services		1,054		988		2,037		1,965
		198,735		195,497		396,799		384,179
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense)(4)		33,230		31,410		66,351		62,944
Facility lease expense		66,065		67,175		132,380		135,424
Depreciation and amortization		70,577		73,168		142,359		146,229
Asset impairment		-		-		14,846		-
Income from operations	$	28,863	$	23,744	$	40,863	$	39,582

	As of
	June 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Total assets
Retirement Centers	$	1,067,934	$	1,132,934
Assisted Living		1,444,961		1,433,123
CCRCs		1,579,076		1,632,755
Corporate and Management Services		313,793		331,658
Total assets	$	4,405,764	$	4,530,470

(1) All revenue is earned from external third parties in the United States.

(2) Management services segment revenue includes reimbursements for which the Company is the primary obligor of costs incurred on behalf of managed communities.

(3) Segment operating income is defined as segment revenues less segment operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization).

(4) Net of general and administrative costs allocated to management services reporting segment.