CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 347,031	$ 380,420
Marketable securities	182,393	172,905
Restricted cash	26,845	28,059
Accounts receivable, net	51,137	109,221
Assets held for sale	3,642	16,061
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	87,946	66,937
Total current assets	698,994	773,603
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,904,292	5,068,060
Operating lease right-of-use assets	630,423	788,138
Restricted cash	64,438	56,669
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	67,424	4,898
Goodwill	27,321	154,131
Deferred tax asset	279	0
Other assets, net	17,296	56,259
Total assets	6,410,467	6,901,758
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	63,125	68,885
Current portion of financing lease obligations	22,151	19,543
Current portion of operating lease obligations	148,642	146,226
Trade accounts payable	76,125	71,233
Accrued expenses	254,831	287,851
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	67,080	96,995
Total current liabilities	631,954	690,733
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,778,087	3,847,103
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	532,136	543,764
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	681,876	819,429
Deferred tax liability	0	9,557
Other liabilities	86,791	188,443
Total liabilities	5,710,844	6,099,029
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2021 and 2020; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2021 and 2020; 197,485,318 and 198,331,663 shares issued and 186,957,793 and 187,804,138 shares outstanding (including 1,549,059 and 4,349,421 unvested restricted shares), respectively	1,975	1,983
Additional paid-in-capital	4,208,675	4,212,409
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at December 31, 2021 and 2020	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(3,410,474)	(3,311,184)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	697,402	800,434
Noncontrolling interest	2,221	2,295
Total equity	699,623	802,729
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,410,467	$ 6,901,758