CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 70,391	$ 104,083
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	48,020	38,862
Accounts receivable, net	152,557	149,730
Deferred tax asset	84,199	84,199
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	122,954	237,915
Total current assets	478,121	614,789
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	8,277,675	8,389,505
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	40,396	56,376
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	345,011	312,925
Goodwill	745,996	736,805
Other intangible assets, net	133,079	154,773
Other assets, net	254,682	256,190
Total assets	10,274,960	10,521,363
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	89,582	159,922
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	60,798	112,343
Trade accounts payable	89,096	76,314
Accrued expenses	390,765	422,654
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	81,791	101,613
Tenant security deposits	4,098	4,916
Total current liabilities	716,130	877,762
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,499,554	3,356,808
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	2,525,171	2,536,883
Line of credit	310,000	100,000
Deferred liabilities	266,253	256,346
Deferred tax liability	84,496	243,474
Other liabilities	246,829	267,849
Total liabilities	7,648,433	7,639,122
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 190,631,056 and 189,466,395 shares issued and 188,202,655 and 187,037,994 shares outstanding (including 3,423,803 and 3,552,143 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,882	1,870
Additional paid-in-capital	4,062,781	4,034,655
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,428,401 shares at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	(46,800)	(46,800)
Accumulated deficit	(1,391,219)	(1,108,001)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	2,626,644	2,881,724
Noncontrolling Interest	(117)	517
Total Equity	2,626,527	2,882,241
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,274,960	$ 10,521,363