CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 318,549	$ 277,971
Marketable securities	0	29,755
Restricted cash	45,673	41,341
Accounts receivable, net	49,645	48,393
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	101,869	80,908
Total current assets	515,736	478,368
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,293,925	4,330,629
Operating lease right-of-use assets	639,359	670,907
Restricted cash	31,444	30,356
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Other assets, net	34,539	35,854
Total assets	5,542,324	5,573,435
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	65,681	41,463
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,095	1,075
Current portion of operating lease obligations	196,560	192,631
Trade accounts payable	74,497	66,526
Accrued expenses	217,941	242,668
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	58,477	55,753
Total current liabilities	614,251	600,116
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,692,132	3,655,850
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	150,495	150,774
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	635,378	683,876
Deferred tax liability	5,562	5,987
Other liabilities	69,058	71,679
Total liabilities	5,166,876	5,168,282
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 203,540,086 and 198,780,826 shares issued and 193,012,561 and 188,253,301 shares outstanding, respectively	2,035	1,988
Additional paid-in-capital	4,342,191	4,342,362
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(3,867,478)	(3,837,912)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	373,974	403,664
Noncontrolling interest	1,474	1,489
Total equity	375,448	405,153
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,542,324	$ 5,573,435