CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenue
Resident fees	$ 1,016,927	$ 1,061,148
Management fees	15,894	16,780
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	183,945	185,228
Total revenue	1,216,766	1,263,156
Expense
Facility operating expense (excluding depreciation and amortization of $114,879 and $114,103, respectively)	674,542	715,902
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $7,774 and $9,769, respectively)	65,560	92,621
Transaction costs	7,593	850
Facility lease expense	88,807	96,689
Depreciation and amortization	127,487	127,137
Asset impairment	20,706	3,375
Costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	183,945	185,228
Total operating expense	1,168,640	1,221,802
Income from operations	48,126	41,354
Interest income	631	702
Interest expense:
Debt	(40,573)	(43,990)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(49,859)	(50,579)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(2,591)	(2,310)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(46)	(24)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(61)	(1,110)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	981	1,018
(Loss) gain on sale of assets, net	(603)	2,749
Other non-operating income	1,662	5,038
Income (loss) before income taxes	(42,333)	(47,152)
Provision for income taxes	(84,028)	(1,665)
Net income (loss)	(126,361)	(48,817)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	57	42
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (126,304)	$ (48,775)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.68)	$ (0.26)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	185,689	185,153