CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 133,664	$ 222,647
Marketable securities	0	291,796
Restricted cash	41,676	37,189
Accounts receivable, net	130,088	128,961
Assets held for sale	241,854	106,435
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	89,432	114,844
Total current assets	636,714	901,872
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	5,407,130	5,852,145
Restricted cash	24,758	22,710
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	29,984	129,794
Goodwill	154,131	505,783
Other intangible assets, net	59,653	67,977
Other assets, net	182,267	195,168
Total assets	6,494,637	7,675,449
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	487,755	495,413
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	15,932	107,088
Trade accounts payable	79,573	91,825
Accrued expenses	320,863	329,966
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	55,892	68,358
Tenant security deposits	2,785	3,126
Total current liabilities	962,800	1,095,776
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,212,286	3,375,324
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	916,986	1,164,466
Deferred liabilities	258,045	224,304
Deferred tax liability	51,560	70,644
Other liabilities	203,112	214,644
Total liabilities	5,604,789	6,145,158
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 197,107,650 and 194,454,329 shares issued and 193,929,249 and 191,275,928 shares outstanding (including 6,188,595 and 4,770,097 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,939	1,913
Additional paid-in-capital	4,145,683	4,126,549
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,178,401 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	(56,440)	(56,440)
Accumulated deficit	(3,200,811)	(2,541,294)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	890,371	1,530,728
Noncontrolling interest	(523)	(437)
Total equity	889,848	1,530,291
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,494,637	$ 7,675,449