CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 398,267	$ 222,647
Marketable securities	14,855	291,796
Restricted cash	27,683	37,189
Accounts receivable, net	133,905	128,961
Assets held for sale	93,117	106,435
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	106,189	114,844
Total current assets	774,016	901,872
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	5,275,427	5,852,145
Restricted cash	24,268	22,710
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	27,528	129,794
Goodwill	154,131	505,783
Other intangible assets, net	51,472	67,977
Other assets, net	160,418	195,168
Total assets	6,467,260	7,675,449
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	294,426	495,413
Current portion of capital and financing lease obligations	23,135	107,088
Trade accounts payable	95,049	91,825
Accrued expenses	298,227	329,966
Refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue	60,414	68,358
Tenant security deposits	2,080	3,126
Total current liabilities	773,331	1,095,776
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,345,754	3,375,324
Capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	851,341	1,164,466
Deferred liabilities	262,761	224,304
Deferred tax liability	18,371	70,644
Other liabilities	197,289	214,644
Total liabilities	5,448,847	6,145,158
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at December 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 December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 196,815,254 and 194,454,329 shares issued and 192,356,051 and 191,275,928 shares outstanding (including 5,756,435 and 4,770,097 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,968	1,913
Additional paid-in-capital	4,151,147	4,126,549
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,459,203 and 3,178,401 shares at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	(64,940)	(56,440)
Accumulated deficit	(3,069,272)	(2,541,294)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	1,018,903	1,530,728
Noncontrolling interest	(490)	(437)
Total equity	1,018,413	1,530,291
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,467,260	$ 7,675,449