CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 239,731	$ 308,925
Marketable securities	0	19,879
Restricted cash	38,181	39,871
Accounts receivable, net	57,894	51,891
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	118,227	92,371
Total current assets	454,033	512,937
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,545,827	4,594,401
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,108,329	1,133,837
Restricted cash	38,244	31,044
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Other assets, net	31,937	36,022
Total assets	6,205,691	6,335,562
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	64,116	40,779
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,226	37,007
Current portion of operating lease obligations	101,834	111,104
Trade accounts payable	73,168	65,515
Accrued expenses	249,674	264,384
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	65,694	60,974
Total current liabilities	555,712	579,763
Long-term debt, less current portion	4,248,486	4,022,008
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	25,192	266,895
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	1,155,945	1,174,204
Deferred tax liability	8,447	9,604
Other liabilities	63,774	69,183
Total liabilities	6,057,556	6,121,657
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 244,530,409 and 210,547,351 shares issued and 234,002,884 and 200,019,826 shares outstanding (including 27,972 unvested restricted shares as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024)	2,445	2,105
Additional paid-in-capital	4,351,874	4,352,991
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(4,104,826)	(4,039,847)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity	146,719	212,475
Noncontrolling interest	1,416	1,430
Total equity	148,135	213,905
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,205,691	$ 6,335,562

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).