CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 222,647	$ 216,397
Marketable securities	291,796	0
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	37,189	32,864
Accounts receivable, net	128,961	141,705
Assets held for sale	106,435	97,843
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	114,844	130,695
Total current assets	901,872	619,504
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	5,852,145	7,379,305
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	22,710	28,061
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	129,794	167,826
Goodwill	505,783	705,476
Other intangible assets, net	67,977	83,007
Other assets, net	195,168	234,508
Total assets	7,675,449	9,217,687
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	495,413	145,649
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	107,088	69,606
Trade accounts payable	91,825	77,356
Accrued expenses	329,966	328,037
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	68,358	106,946
Tenant security deposits	3,126	3,548
Total current liabilities	1,095,776	731,142
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,375,324	3,413,998
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	1,164,466	2,415,914
Deferred liabilities	224,304	267,364
Deferred tax liability	70,644	80,646
Other liabilities	214,644	230,891
Total liabilities	6,145,158	7,139,955
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at December 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 December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 194,454,329 and 193,224,082 shares issued and 191,275,928 and 190,045,681 shares outstanding (including 4,770,097 and 4,608,187 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,913	1,900
Additional paid-in-capital	4,126,549	4,102,397
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,178,401 shares at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	(56,440)	(56,440)
Accumulated deficit	(2,541,294)	(1,969,875)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	1,530,728	2,077,982
Noncontrolling interest	(437)	(250)
Total equity	1,530,291	2,077,732
Total liabilities and equity	$ 7,675,449	$ 9,217,687