CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 291,554	$ 216,397
Marketable securities	246,376	0
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	43,724	32,864
Accounts receivable, net	130,943	141,705
Assets held for sale	106,435	97,843
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	116,820	130,695
Total current assets	935,852	619,504
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	6,180,376	7,379,305
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	23,541	28,061
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	185,880	167,826
Goodwill	505,783	705,476
Other intangible assets, net	64,877	83,007
Other assets, net	195,857	234,508
Total assets	8,092,166	9,217,687
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	553,567	145,649
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	92,937	69,606
Trade accounts payable	76,977	77,356
Accrued expenses	317,927	328,037
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	83,672	106,946
Tenant security deposits	3,316	3,548
Total current liabilities	1,128,396	731,142
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,384,211	3,413,998
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	1,484,652	2,415,914
Deferred liabilities	236,901	267,364
Deferred tax liability	134,622	80,646
Other liabilities	213,698	230,891
Total liabilities	6,582,480	7,139,955
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 194,716,651 and 193,224,082 shares issued and 191,538,250 and 190,045,681 shares outstanding (including 5,147,149 and 4,608,187 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,915	1,900
Additional paid-in-capital	4,120,963	4,102,397
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,178,401 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	(56,440)	(56,440)
Accumulated deficit	(2,556,351)	(1,969,875)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	1,510,087	2,077,982
Noncontrolling interest	(401)	(250)
Total equity	1,509,686	2,077,732
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,092,166	$ 9,217,687