Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014		2015			2014
Revenue
Retirement Centers(1)	$	164,409		$	133,441	$	327,895		$	265,790
Assisted Living(1)		611,838			277,230		1,229,182			554,661
CCRCs - Rental(1)		151,561			98,212		307,552			196,156
CCRCs - Entry Fee(1)		—			79,100		—			158,269
Brookdale Ancillary Services(1)		116,170			65,534		231,581			128,951
Management Services(2)		194,206			94,876		389,855			191,841
	$	1,238,184		$	748,393	$	2,486,065		$	1,495,668
Segment operating income(3)
Retirement Centers	$	72,044		$	56,891	$	142,568		$	113,121
Assisted Living		223,359			104,246		446,865			209,238
CCRCs - Rental		35,860			25,693		74,431			52,523
CCRCs - Entry Fee		—			18,367		—			38,002
Brookdale Ancillary Services		17,724			12,905		40,466			25,658
Management Services		14,839			7,489		29,936			14,891
		363,826			225,591		734,266			453,433
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense)		89,545			47,008		179,075			91,673
Transaction costs		421			6,808		7,163			17,652
Facility lease expense		91,338			70,030		185,809			139,899
Depreciation and amortization		225,645			71,088		446,072			141,404
Loss on facility lease termination		—			—		76,143			—
(Loss) income from operations	$	(43,123	)	$	30,657	$	(159,996	)	$	62,805

	As of
	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Total assets
Retirement Centers	$	1,595,446	$	1,603,704
Assisted Living		6,431,186		6,513,376
CCRCs - Rental		1,084,727		1,065,116
Brookdale Ancillary Services		252,270		224,229
Corporate and Management Services		989,651		1,114,938
Total assets	$	10,353,280	$	10,521,363

(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).