CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue
Resident fees	$ 1,061,148	$ 1,052,232
Management fees	16,780	15,097
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	185,228	180,552
Total revenue	1,263,156	1,247,881
Expense
Facility operating expense (excluding depreciation and amortization of $114,103 and $208,823, respectively)	715,902	696,889
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $9,769 and $8,873, respectively)	92,621	89,530
Transaction costs	850	6,742
Facility lease expense	96,689	94,471
Depreciation and amortization	127,137	220,427
Asset impairment	3,375	0
Loss on facility lease termination	0	76,143
Costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	185,228	180,552
Total operating expense	1,221,802	1,364,754
Income (loss) from operations	41,354	(116,873)
Interest income	702	427
Interest expense:
Debt	(43,990)	(42,348)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(50,579)	(53,203)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(2,310)	(381)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(24)	(550)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(1,110)	(44)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	1,018	1,484
Other non-operating income	7,787	2,491
Income (loss) before income taxes	(47,152)	(208,997)
Benefit for income taxes	(1,665)	78,288
Net income (loss)	(48,817)	(130,709)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	42	258
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (48,775)	$ (130,451)
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (0.26)	$ (0.71)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share	185,153	183,678