CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 478,509	$ 380,420
Marketable securities	157,936	172,905
Restricted cash	37,722	28,059
Accounts receivable, net	52,223	109,221
Assets held for sale	11,739	16,061
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	94,984	66,937
Total current assets	833,113	773,603
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,940,553	5,068,060
Operating lease right-of-use assets	669,158	788,138
Restricted cash	61,668	56,669
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	103,808	4,898
Goodwill	27,321	154,131
Other assets, net	18,712	56,259
Total assets	6,654,333	6,901,758
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	219,323	68,885
Current portion of financing lease obligations	21,634	19,543
Current portion of operating lease obligations	146,451	146,226
Trade accounts payable	73,810	71,233
Accrued expenses	293,920	287,851
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	66,778	96,995
Total current liabilities	821,916	690,733
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,638,136	3,847,103
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	534,853	543,764
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	726,086	819,429
Deferred tax liability	18,069	9,557
Other liabilities	121,493	188,443
Total liabilities	5,860,553	6,099,029
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 197,486,683 and 198,331,663 shares issued and 186,959,158 and 187,804,138 shares outstanding (including 1,598,510 and 4,349,421 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,975	1,983
Additional paid-in-capital	4,221,112	4,212,409
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(3,328,772)	(3,311,184)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	791,541	800,434
Noncontrolling interest	2,239	2,295
Total equity	793,780	802,729
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,654,333	$ 6,901,758