Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting infomration

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

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Revenue(1):
Retirement Centers	$	526,284	$	503,902	$	473,842
Assisted Living		1,051,868		1,013,337		964,585
CCRCs - Rental		396,975		385,479		364,095
CCRCs - Entry Fee		297,756		285,701		282,020
Brookdale Ancillary Services		242,150		224,517		205,780
Management Services(2)		376,933		355,802		166,161
	$	2,891,966	$	2,768,738	$	2,456,483
Segment Operating Income(3):
Retirement Centers	$	222,282	$	205,585	$	198,439
Assisted Living		389,678		361,184		339,928
CCRCs - Rental		109,026		106,063		116,849
CCRCs - Entry Fee		76,393		61,405		68,550
Brookdale Ancillary Services		45,709		47,780		57,985
Management Services		31,125		30,786		13,595
		874,213		812,803		795,346
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense)		184,548		178,829		148,327
Facility lease expense:
Retirement Centers		91,258		102,273		106,515
Assisted Living		123,980		123,128		116,934
CCRCs - Rental		48,809		47,238		39,997
CCRCs - Entry Fee		7,470		7,214		7,435
Brookdale Ancillary Services		—		—		—
Corporate and Management Services		5,212		4,172		3,977
Depreciation and amortization:
Retirement Centers		64,353		61,060		60,275
Assisted Living		85,337		81,801		82,843
CCRCs - Rental		30,957		31,205		30,776
CCRCs - Entry Fee		55,842		52,840		54,794
Brookdale Ancillary Services		3,023		2,220		1,699

Corporate and Management Services		29,245		23,155			38,119
Asset impairment		12,891		27,677			16,892
Loss (gain) on acquisition		—		636			(1,982	)
Gain on facility lease termination		—		(11,584	)		—
Income from operations	$	131,288	$	80,939		$	88,745
Total interest expense:
Retirement Centers	$	31,286	$	29,025		$	28,444
Assisted Living		51,410		57,634			58,453
CCRCs - Rental		17,512		17,336			15,324
CCRCs - Entry Fee		11,911		13,792			20,316
Brookdale Ancillary Services		—		—			—
Corporate and Management Services		25,280		28,996			19,641
	$	137,399	$	146,783		$	142,178
Total expenditures for property, plant and equipment, and leasehold intangibles:
Retirement Centers	$	63,519	$	58,876		$	45,891
Assisted Living		95,829		68,675			43,955
CCRCs - Rental		27,134		21,916			20,615
CCRCs - Entry Fee		43,019		24,890			16,255
Brookdale Ancillary Services		1,855		6,037			2,715
Corporate and Management Services		26,171		28,018			30,700
	$	257,527	$	208,412		$	160,131

	As of December 31,
	2013		2012
Total assets:
Retirement Centers	$	1,258,294	$	1,269,125
Assisted Living		1,514,385		1,457,979
CCRCs - Rental		499,873		538,263
CCRCs - Entry Fee		960,708		956,658
Brookdale Ancillary Services		94,986		90,357
Corporate and Management Services		409,511		394,386
	$	4,737,757	$	4,706,768

(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).