CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenue
Resident fees	$ 934,070	$ 1,054,568	$ 1,950,997	$ 2,115,716
Management fees	22,442	18,186	38,336	34,966
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	229,960	186,076	413,905	371,304
Total revenue	1,186,472	1,258,830	2,403,238	2,521,986
Expense
Facility operating expense (excluding depreciation and amortization of $105,673, $118,808, $220,552, and $232,911, respectively)	642,405	693,103	1,316,947	1,409,005
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $7,246, $8,994, $15,020 and $18,763, respectively)	67,090	90,695	132,650	183,316
Transaction costs	3,339	441	10,932	1,291
Facility lease expense	84,690	92,682	173,497	189,371
Depreciation and amortization	120,887	133,394	248,374	260,531
Asset impairment	1,559	4,152	22,265	7,527
Loss on facility lease termination	6,368	0	6,368	0
Costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	229,960	186,076	413,905	371,304
Total operating expense	1,156,298	1,200,543	2,324,938	2,422,345
Income from operations	30,174	58,287	78,300	99,641
Interest income	804	728	1,435	1,430
Interest expense:
Debt	(41,517)	(43,731)	(82,090)	(87,721)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(32,228)	(50,581)	(82,087)	(101,160)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(2,692)	(2,288)	(5,283)	(4,598)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(39)	(4)	(85)	(28)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(693)	(186)	(754)	(1,296)
Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated ventures	(4,570)	338	(3,589)	1,356
(Loss) gain on sale of assets, net	(547)	(198)	(1,150)	2,551
Other non-operating income	2,236	2,267	3,898	7,305
Income (loss) before income taxes	(49,072)	(35,368)	(91,405)	(82,520)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	2,735	(123)	(81,293)	(1,788)
Net income (loss)	(46,337)	(35,491)	(172,698)	(84,308)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	50	41	107	83
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (46,287)	$ (35,450)	$ (172,591)	$ (84,225)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.25)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.93)	$ (0.45)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	186,212	185,825	185,952	185,489