CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 277,971	$ 398,850
Marketable securities	29,755	48,680
Restricted cash	41,341	27,735
Accounts receivable, net	48,393	55,761
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	80,908	106,067
Total current assets	478,368	637,093
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,330,629	4,535,702
Operating lease right-of-use assets	670,907	597,130
Restricted cash	30,356	47,963
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	1,906	55,333
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Deferred tax asset	0	1,604
Other assets, net	33,948	34,916
Total assets	5,573,435	5,937,062
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	41,463	66,043
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,075	24,059
Current portion of operating lease obligations	192,631	176,758
Trade accounts payable	66,526	71,000
Accrued expenses	242,668	237,148
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	55,753	66,197
Total current liabilities	600,116	641,205
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,655,850	3,784,099
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	150,774	224,801
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	683,876	616,973
Deferred tax liability	5,987	0
Other liabilities	71,679	85,831
Total liabilities	5,168,282	5,352,909
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and 2022; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and 2022; 198,780,826 and 197,776,991 shares issued and 188,253,301 and 187,249,466 shares outstanding, respectively	1,988	1,978
Additional paid-in-capital	4,342,362	4,332,302
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at December 31, 2023 and 2022	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(3,837,912)	(3,648,901)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	403,664	582,605
Noncontrolling interest	1,489	1,548
Total equity	405,153	584,153
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,573,435	$ 5,937,062