CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue
Resident fees	$ 1,054,568	$ 1,043,978	$ 2,115,716	$ 2,096,210
Management fees	18,186	14,839	34,966	29,936
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	186,076	179,367	371,304	359,919
Total revenue	1,258,830	1,238,184	2,521,986	2,486,065
Expense
Facility operating expense (excluding depreciation and amortization of $118,808, $214,116, $232,911 and $422,939, respectively)	693,103	694,991	1,409,005	1,391,880
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $8,994, $6,851, $18,763 and $15,724, respectively)	90,695	89,545	183,316	179,075
Transaction costs	441	421	1,291	7,163
Facility lease expense	92,682	91,338	189,371	185,809
Depreciation and amortization	133,394	225,645	260,531	446,072
Asset impairment	4,152	0	7,527	0
Loss on facility lease termination	0	0	0	76,143
Costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	186,076	179,367	371,304	359,919
Total operating expense	1,200,543	1,281,307	2,422,345	2,646,061
Income (loss) from operations	58,287	(43,123)	99,641	(159,996)
Interest income	728	382	1,430	809
Interest expense:
Debt	(43,731)	(43,684)	(87,721)	(86,032)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(50,581)	(53,043)	(101,160)	(106,246)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(2,288)	162	(4,598)	(219)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(4)	(76)	(28)	(626)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(186)	0	(1,296)	(44)
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated ventures	338	(672)	1,356	812
Other non-operating income	2,069	2,654	9,856	5,145
Income (loss) before income taxes	(35,368)	(137,400)	(82,520)	(346,397)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(123)	52,593	(1,788)	130,881
Net income (loss)	(35,491)	(84,807)	(84,308)	(215,516)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	41	260	83	518
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (35,450)	$ (84,547)	$ (84,225)	$ (214,998)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (0.19)	$ (0.46)	$ (0.45)	$ (1.17)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share	185,825	184,266	185,489	183,974