CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 335,412	$ 222,647
Marketable securities	174,649	291,796
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	32,393	37,189
Accounts receivable, net	125,473	128,961
Assets held for sale	88,505	106,435
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	135,639	114,844
Total current assets	892,071	901,872
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	5,775,496	5,852,145
Cash and escrow deposits – restricted	27,756	22,710
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	77,839	129,794
Goodwill	154,131	505,783
Other intangible assets, net	60,659	67,977
Other assets, net	199,476	195,168
Total assets	7,187,428	7,675,449
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	535,470	495,413
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	69,536	107,088
Trade accounts payable	73,358	91,825
Accrued expenses	309,998	329,966
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	72,954	68,358
Tenant security deposits	2,989	3,126
Total current liabilities	1,064,305	1,095,776
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,342,840	3,375,324
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	1,187,549	1,164,466
Deferred liabilities	213,912	224,304
Deferred tax liability	85,776	70,644
Other liabilities	213,485	214,644
Total liabilities	6,107,867	6,145,158
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 196,976,099 and 194,454,329 shares issued and 193,797,698 and 191,275,928 shares outstanding (including 6,230,895 and 4,770,097 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,938	1,913
Additional paid-in-capital	4,132,747	4,126,549
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,178,401 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	(56,440)	(56,440)
Accumulated deficit	(2,998,201)	(2,541,294)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	1,080,044	1,530,728
Noncontrolling interest	(483)	(437)
Total equity	1,079,561	1,530,291
Total liabilities and equity	$ 7,187,428	$ 7,675,449