CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue
Revenue	$ 1,042,044	$ 1,187,234
Expense
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $6,356 and $8,406, respectively)	56,311	81,435
Facility operating lease expense	68,668	80,400
Depreciation and amortization	96,888	114,255
Goodwill and asset impairment	391	430,363
Loss on facility lease termination and modification, net	209	0
Total operating expense	1,025,383	1,601,065
Income (loss) from operations	16,661	(413,831)
Interest income	3,084	2,983
Interest expense:
Debt	(45,643)	(45,727)
Financing lease obligations	16,743	22,931
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	(831)	(3,956)
Change in fair value of derivatives	(148)	74
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	(67)	(35)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated ventures	(526)	(4,243)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net	(702)	43,431
Other non-operating income	2,988	2,586
Income (loss) before income taxes	(41,927)	(441,649)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(679)	(15,585)
Net income (loss)	(42,606)	(457,234)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	11	46
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (42,595)	$ (457,188)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.23)	$ (2.45)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	186,747	186,880
Resident fees
Revenue
Revenue	$ 809,479	$ 906,266
Management fees
Revenue
Revenue	15,743	18,681
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities
Revenue
Revenue	216,822	262,287
Expense
Costs of services	216,822	262,287
Facility operating expense
Expense
Costs of services	$ 586,094	$ 632,325