CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 59,237,000	$ 216,397,000
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	30,070,000	32,864,000
Accounts receivable, net	138,149,000	141,705,000
Assets held for sale	106,344,000	97,843,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	139,917,000	130,695,000
Total current assets	473,717,000	619,504,000
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	6,512,179,000	7,379,305,000
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	31,484,000	28,061,000
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	203,297,000	167,826,000
Goodwill	710,783,000	705,476,000
Other intangible assets, net	82,114,000	83,007,000
Other assets, net	224,514,000	234,508,000
Total assets	8,238,088,000	9,217,687,000
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	174,714,000	145,649,000
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	58,834,000	69,606,000
Trade accounts payable	63,542,000	77,356,000
Accrued expenses	292,145,000	328,037,000
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	113,842,000	106,946,000
Tenant security deposits	3,251,000	3,548,000
Total current liabilities	706,328,000	731,142,000
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,389,339,000	3,413,998,000
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	1,544,316,000	2,415,914,000
Deferred liabilities	252,998,000	267,364,000
Deferred tax liability	169,263,000	80,646,000
Other liabilities	221,212,000	230,891,000
Total liabilities	6,283,456,000	7,139,955,000
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 194,977,351 and 193,224,082 shares issued and 191,798,950 and 190,045,681 shares outstanding (including 5,595,620 and 4,608,187 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,918,000	1,900,000
Additional paid-in-capital	4,105,640,000	4,102,397,000
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,178,401 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	(56,440,000)	(56,440,000)
Accumulated deficit	(2,096,179,000)	(1,969,875,000)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	1,954,939,000	2,077,982,000
Noncontrolling interest	(307,000)	(250,000)
Total equity	1,954,632,000	2,077,732,000
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,238,088,000	$ 9,217,687,000