CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 39,053	$ 88,029
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	32,343	32,570
Accounts receivable, net	138,614	144,053
Assets held for sale	354,565	110,620
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	137,011	122,671
Total current assets	701,586	497,943
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	7,691,478	8,031,376
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	33,254	33,382
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	372,961	371,639
Goodwill	697,128	725,696
Other intangible assets, net	115,134	129,186
Other assets, net	260,791	259,342
Total assets	9,872,332	10,048,564
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	265,854	173,454
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	66,697	62,150
Trade accounts payable	78,153	128,006
Accrued expenses	384,444	372,874
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	98,525	99,277
Tenant security deposits	4,425	4,387
Total current liabilities	898,098	840,148
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,442,801	3,459,371
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	2,425,850	2,427,438
Line of credit	186,500	310,000
Deferred liabilities	260,668	266,537
Deferred tax liability	69,382	69,051
Other liabilities	195,582	217,292
Total liabilities	7,478,881	7,589,837
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 193,271,741 and 190,767,191 shares issued and 190,843,340 and 188,338,790 shares outstanding (including 4,942,624 and 3,453,991 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,908	1,883
Additional paid-in-capital	4,088,290	4,069,283
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,428,401 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015	(46,800)	(46,800)
Accumulated deficit	(1,649,703)	(1,565,478)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	2,393,695	2,458,888
Noncontrolling Interest	(244)	(161)
Total Equity	2,393,451	2,458,727
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,872,332	$ 10,048,564