CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue
Resident fees	$ 1,042,831	$ 1,040,082	$ 3,158,547	$ 3,136,292
Management fees	15,532	14,694	50,498	44,630
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	187,763	184,065	559,067	543,984
Total revenue	1,246,126	1,238,841	3,768,112	3,724,906
Expense
Facility operating expense (excluding depreciation and amortization of $118,756, $148,120, $351,667 and $571,059, respectively)	704,221	699,720	2,113,226	2,091,600
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $8,455, $10,147, $27,218 and $25,871, respectively)	63,425	99,534	246,741	278,609
Transaction costs	659	0	1,950	7,163
Facility lease expense	92,519	91,144	281,890	276,953
Depreciation and amortization	130,783	160,715	391,314	606,787
Asset impairment	19,111	0	26,638	0
Loss on facility lease termination	0	0	0	76,143
Costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	187,763	184,065	559,067	543,984
Total operating expense	1,198,481	1,235,178	3,620,826	3,881,239
Income (loss) from operations	47,645	3,663	147,286	(156,333)
Interest income	809	399	2,239	1,208
Interest expense:
Debt	(43,701)	(43,972)	(131,422)	(130,004)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(50,401)	(53,217)	(151,561)	(159,463)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(2,380)	(616)	(6,978)	(835)
Change in fair value of derivatives	0	(164)	(28)	(790)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(1,944)	(6,736)	(3,240)	(6,780)
Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated ventures	(878)	(1,578)	478	(766)
Other non-operating income	3,281	3,089	13,137	8,234
Income (loss) before income taxes	(47,569)	(99,132)	(130,089)	(445,529)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(4,159)	30,796	(5,947)	161,677
Net income (loss)	(51,728)	(68,336)	(136,036)	(283,852)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	43	116	126	634
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (51,685)	$ (68,220)	$ (135,910)	$ (283,218)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (0.28)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.73)	$ (1.54)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share	185,946	184,570	185,641	184,175