CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue
Resident fees	$ 922,892	$ 1,042,831	$ 2,873,889	$ 3,158,547
Management fees	18,138	15,532	56,474	50,498
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	236,958	187,763	650,863	559,067
Total revenue	1,177,988	1,246,126	3,581,226	3,768,112
Expense
Facility operating expense (excluding depreciation and amortization of $105,424, $118,756, $325,976, and $351,667, respectively)	650,654	704,221	1,967,601	2,113,226
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $7,527, $8,455, $22,547 and $27,218, respectively)	63,779	63,425	196,429	246,741
Transaction costs	1,992	659	12,924	1,950
Facility lease expense	84,437	92,519	257,934	281,890
Depreciation and amortization	117,649	130,783	366,023	391,314
Asset impairment	368,551	19,111	390,816	26,638
Loss on facility lease termination	4,938	0	11,306	0
Costs incurred on behalf of managed communities	236,958	187,763	650,863	559,067
Total operating expense	1,528,958	1,198,481	3,853,896	3,620,826
Income (loss) from operations	(350,970)	47,645	(272,670)	147,286
Interest income	1,285	809	2,720	2,239
Interest expense:
Debt	(44,382)	(43,701)	(126,472)	(131,422)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(31,999)	(50,401)	(114,086)	(151,561)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(3,544)	(2,380)	(8,827)	(6,978)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(74)	0	(159)	(28)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(11,129)	(1,944)	(11,883)	(3,240)
Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated ventures	(6,722)	(878)	(10,311)	478
(Loss) gain on sale of assets, net	(233)	(425)	(1,383)	2,126
Other non-operating income	2,621	3,706	6,519	11,011
Income (loss) before income taxes	(445,147)	(47,569)	(536,552)	(130,089)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	31,218	(4,159)	(50,075)	(5,947)
Net income (loss)	(413,929)	(51,728)	(586,627)	(136,036)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	44	43	151	126
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (413,885)	$ (51,685)	$ (586,476)	$ (135,910)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (2.22)	$ (0.28)	$ (3.15)	$ (0.73)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	186,298	185,946	186,068	185,641