CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 74,184	$ 88,029
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	38,225	32,570
Accounts receivable, net	135,455	144,053
Assets held for sale	173,481	110,620
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	132,549	122,671
Total current assets	553,894	497,943
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	7,621,903	8,031,376
Cash and escrow deposits - restricted	29,537	33,382
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	366,800	371,639
Goodwill	697,128	725,696
Other intangible assets, net	113,619	129,186
Other assets, net	249,402	259,342
Total assets	9,632,283	10,048,564
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	196,683	173,454
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	68,693	62,150
Trade accounts payable	70,669	128,006
Accrued expenses	345,398	372,874
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	115,029	99,277
Tenant security deposits	3,694	4,387
Total current liabilities	800,166	840,148
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,442,677	3,459,371
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	2,422,841	2,427,438
Line of credit	100,000	310,000
Deferred liabilities	260,140	266,537
Deferred tax liability	72,854	69,051
Other liabilities	183,209	217,292
Total liabilities	7,281,887	7,589,837
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 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 September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; 193,198,262 and 190,767,191 shares issued and 190,769,861 and 188,338,790 shares outstanding (including 4,711,791 and 3,453,991 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,908	1,883
Additional paid-in-capital	4,096,963	4,069,283
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,428,401 shares at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015	(46,800)	(46,800)
Accumulated deficit	(1,701,388)	(1,565,478)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	2,350,683	2,458,888
Noncontrolling Interest	(287)	(161)
Total Equity	2,350,396	2,458,727
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,632,283	$ 10,048,564