CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 254,711	$ 277,971
Marketable securities	29,701	29,755
Restricted cash	49,067	41,341
Accounts receivable, net	53,002	48,393
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	87,236	80,908
Total current assets	473,717	478,368
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,641,255	4,330,629
Operating lease right-of-use assets	732,918	670,907
Restricted cash	28,267	30,356
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Other assets, net	35,645	35,854
Total assets	5,939,123	5,573,435
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	51,525	41,463
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,160	1,075
Current portion of operating lease obligations	150,790	192,631
Trade accounts payable	73,275	66,526
Accrued expenses	248,693	242,668
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	58,541	55,753
Total current liabilities	583,984	600,116
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,654,497	3,655,850
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	602,789	150,774
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	730,402	683,876
Deferred tax liability	5,938	5,987
Other liabilities	67,191	71,679
Total liabilities	5,644,801	5,168,282
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 209,768,026 and 198,780,826 shares issued and 199,240,501 and 188,253,301 shares outstanding (including 27,972 unvested restricted shares as of September 30, 2024), respectively	2,098	1,988
Additional paid-in-capital	4,349,478	4,342,362
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(3,955,925)	(3,837,912)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	292,877	403,664
Noncontrolling interest	1,445	1,489
Total equity	294,322	405,153
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,939,123	$ 5,573,435

Refundable Fees And Deferred Revenue, Current

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).