CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue
Revenue	$ 840,179		$ 2,642,414
Total revenue	1,120,062	$ 1,177,988	3,462,496	$ 3,581,226
Expense
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $6,035, $7,527, $20,710, and $22,547, respectively)	57,309	63,779	194,333	196,429
Transaction costs	1,487	1,992	8,805	12,924
Facility lease expense	70,392	84,437	232,752	257,934
Depreciation and amortization	110,980	117,649	341,351	366,023
Goodwill and asset impairment	5,500	368,551	451,966	390,816
Loss on facility lease termination and modification, net	2,337	4,938	148,804	11,306
Total operating expense	1,116,436	1,528,958	4,010,290	3,853,896
Income (loss) from operations	3,626	(350,970)	(547,794)	(272,670)
Interest income	1,654	1,285	7,578	2,720
Interest expense:
Debt	(46,891)	(44,382)	(141,585)	(126,472)
Capital and financing lease obligations	(20,896)	(31,999)	(66,216)	(114,086)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium (discount)	(829)	(3,544)	(7,113)	(8,827)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(10)	(74)	(153)	(159)
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(33)	(11,129)	(77)	(11,883)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated ventures	(1,340)	(6,722)	(6,907)	(10,311)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net	9,833	(233)	76,586	(1,383)
Other non-operating income (expense)	(17)	2,621	8,074	6,519
Income (loss) before income taxes	(54,903)	(445,147)	(677,607)	(536,552)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	17,763	31,218	17,724	(50,075)
Net income (loss)	(37,140)	(413,929)	(659,883)	(586,627)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	19	44	86	151
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (37,121)	$ (413,885)	$ (659,797)	$ (586,476)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.20)	$ (2.22)	$ (3.52)	$ (3.15)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	187,675	186,298	187,383	186,068
Resident fees
Revenue
Revenue	$ 840,179	$ 922,892	$ 2,642,414	$ 2,873,889
Management fees
Revenue
Revenue	18,528	18,138	54,280	56,474
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities
Revenue
Revenue	261,355	236,958	765,802	650,863
Expense
Costs of services	261,355	236,958	765,802	650,863
Facility operating expense
Expense
Costs of services	$ 607,076	$ 650,654	$ 1,866,477	$ 1,967,601