Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly results of operations

The following is a summary of quarterly results of operations for each of the fiscal quarters in 2018 and 2017:

	For the Quarters Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31, 2018			June 30, 2018			September 30, 2018			December 31, 2018
Revenues	$	1,187,234		$	1,155,200		$	1,120,062		$	1,068,930
Goodwill and asset impairment	430,363			16,103			5,500			37,927
Loss on facility lease termination and modification, net	—			146,467			2,337			13,197
Income (loss) from operations	(413,831		)	(137,589		)	3,626			(46,455		)
Gain on sale of assets, net	43,431			23,322			9,833			216,660
Income (loss) before income taxes	(441,649		)	(181,055		)	(54,903		)	99,799
Net income (loss)	(457,234		)	(165,509		)	(37,140		)	131,531
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	(457,188		)	(165,488		)	(37,121		)	131,539
Weighted average basic and diluted income (loss) per share	$	(2.45	)	$	(0.88	)	$	(0.20	)	$	0.70

	For the Quarters Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31, 2017			June 30, 2017			September 30, 2017			December 31, 2017
Revenues	$	1,216,766		$	1,186,472		$	1,177,988		$	1,165,890
Goodwill and asset impairment	20,706			1,559			368,551			18,966
Income (loss) from operations	48,126			30,174			(350,970		)	2,625
Income (loss) before income taxes	(42,333		)	(49,072		)	(445,147		)	(51,569		)
Net income (loss)	(126,361		)	(46,337		)	(413,929		)	15,021
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	(126,304		)	(46,287		)	(413,885		)	15,057
Weighted average basic and diluted income (loss) per share	$	(0.68	)	$	(0.25	)	$	(2.22	)	$	0.08