Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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,
	2015		2014		2013
Revenue:
Retirement Centers(1)	$	657,940	$	582,312	$	526,284
Assisted Living(1)		2,445,457		1,685,563		1,051,868
CCRCs - Rental(1)		604,572		493,173		396,975
CCRCs - Entry Fee(1)		—		202,414		297,756
Brookdale Ancillary Services(1)		469,158		337,835		242,150
Management Services(2)		783,481		530,409		376,933
	$	4,960,608	$	3,831,706	$	2,891,966
Segment Operating Income(3):
Retirement Centers	$	285,257	$	248,883	$	222,282
Assisted Living		877,303		608,489		389,678
CCRCs - Rental		150,495		121,661		109,026
CCRCs - Entry Fee		—		48,433		76,393
Brookdale Ancillary Services		75,210		63,463		45,709
Management Services		60,183		42,239		31,125
		1,448,448		1,133,168		874,213
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense)		370,579		280,267		180,627
Transaction costs		8,252		66,949		3,921
Facility lease expense:
Retirement Centers		114,738		98,321		91,258
Assisted Living		197,452		162,575		123,980
CCRCs - Rental		47,937		51,523		48,809
CCRCs - Entry Fee		—		4,362		7,470
Brookdale Ancillary Services		—		890		—
Corporate and Management Services		7,447		6,159		5,212
Depreciation and amortization:
Retirement Centers		104,063		86,188		64,353
Assisted Living		489,933		317,918		85,337
CCRCs - Rental		87,754		60,175		30,957
CCRCs - Entry Fee		—		37,524		55,842
Brookdale Ancillary Services		7,451		4,764		3,023

Corporate and Management Services		43,964			30,466			29,245
Asset impairment		57,941			9,992			12,891
Loss on facility lease termination		76,143			—			—
(Loss) income from operations	$	(165,206	)	$	(84,905	)	$	131,288
Total interest expense:
Retirement Centers	$	58,397		$	41,906		$	31,286
Assisted Living		250,116			140,001			51,410
CCRCs - Rental		39,502			28,418			17,512
CCRCs - Entry Fee		—			7,530			11,911
Brookdale Ancillary Services		1,354			823			—
Corporate and Management Services		39,395			29,510			25,280
	$	388,764		$	248,188		$	137,399
Total capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, and leasehold intangibles:
Retirement Centers	$	161,986		$	76,285		$	63,519
Assisted Living		220,893			107,037			95,829
CCRCs - Rental		54,864			42,412			27,134
CCRCs - Entry Fee		—			36,575			43,019
Brookdale Ancillary Services		4,061			1,805			1,855
Corporate and Management Services		6,878			40,131			26,171
	$	448,682		$	304,245		$	257,527

	As of December 31,
	2015		2014
Total assets:
Retirement Centers	$	1,556,169	$	1,600,007
Assisted Living		6,354,415		6,577,821
CCRCs - Rental		1,037,384		1,027,854
Brookdale Ancillary Services		292,540		275,618
Corporate and Management Services		808,056		936,161
	$	10,048,564	$	10,417,461

(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).