Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share amounts presented in the consolidated statements of operations.

	Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)	2022		2021		2020
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common     stockholders	$	(238,427)	$	(99,290)	$	82,019
Weighted average common shares outstanding	186,574		184,975		183,498
Weighted average minimum shares issuable under purchase contracts	3,889		—		—
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	190,463		184,975		183,498
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	—		—		137
Warrants	—		—		751
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	190,463		184,975		184,386
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc.     common stockholders - basic	$	(1.25)	$	(0.54)	$	0.45
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc.     common stockholders - diluted	$	(1.25)	$	(0.54)	$	0.44

Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Securities

The Company has the following potentially outstanding shares of common stock, which were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders in periods in which including them would have been antidilutive.

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2022(1)	2021(1)	2020
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	5.4	5.0	8.4
Warrants	16.3	16.3	—
Incremental shares issuable under purchase contracts	6.5	—	—
Convertible senior notes	38.3	38.3	—
Total	66.5	59.6	8.4

(1) As a result of the net loss reported for the period, the potentially dilutive common stock equivalents were antidilutive for the period and as such were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.