CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 70,862	$ 88,029
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	28,645	32,570
Accounts receivable, net	146,791	144,053
Assets Held-for-sale	65,906	110,620
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	155,295	122,671
Total current assets	467,499	497,943
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	8,004,357	8,031,376
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	37,235	33,382
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	373,238	371,639
Goodwill	725,696	725,696
Other intangible assets, net	119,035	129,186
Other assets, net	261,612	259,342
Total assets	9,988,672	10,048,564
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	185,642	173,454
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	90,019	62,150
Trade accounts payable	92,089	128,006
Accrued expenses	371,343	372,874
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	112,661	99,277
Tenant security deposits	4,161	4,387
Total current liabilities	855,915	840,148
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,543,068	3,459,371
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	2,403,191	2,427,438
Line of credit	210,000	310,000
Deferred liabilities	268,544	266,537
Deferred tax liability	69,984	69,051
Other liabilities	218,537	217,292
Total liabilities	7,569,239	7,589,837
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 193,257,659 and 190,767,191 shares issued and 190,829,258 and 188,338,790 shares outstanding (including 5,026,688 and 3,453,991 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,908	1,883
Additional paid-in-capital	4,078,781	4,069,283
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,428,401 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015	(46,800)	(46,800)
Accumulated deficit	(1,614,253)	(1,565,478)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	2,419,636	2,458,888
Noncontrolling Interest	(203)	(161)
Total Equity	2,419,433	2,458,727
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,988,672	$ 10,048,564