CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 88,029	$ 104,083
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	32,570	38,862
Accounts receivable, net	144,053	149,730
Assets Held-for-sale	110,620	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	122,671	237,915
Total current assets	497,943	530,590
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	8,031,376	8,389,505
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	33,382	56,376
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	371,639	312,925
Goodwill	725,696	736,805
Other intangible assets, net	129,186	154,773
Other assets, net	259,342	236,487
Total assets	10,048,564	10,417,461
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	173,454	156,056
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	62,150	112,343
Trade accounts payable	128,006	76,314
Accrued expenses	372,874	422,654
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	99,277	101,613
Tenant security deposits	4,387	4,916
Total current liabilities	840,148	873,896
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,459,371	3,340,971
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	2,427,438	2,536,883
Line of credit	310,000	100,000
Deferred liabilities	266,537	256,346
Deferred tax liability	69,051	159,275
Other liabilities	217,292	267,849
Total liabilities	7,589,837	7,535,220
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2015 and 2014; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2015 and 2014; 190,767,191 and 189,466,395 shares issued and 188,338,790 and 187,037,994 shares outstanding (including 3,453,991 and 3,552,143 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,883	1,870
Additional paid-in-capital	4,069,283	4,034,655
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,428,401 shares at December 31, 2015 and 2014	(46,800)	(46,800)
Accumulated deficit	(1,565,478)	(1,108,001)
Total stockholders' equity	2,458,888	2,881,724
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(161)	517
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,458,727	2,882,241
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,048,564	$ 10,417,461