CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 253,448	$ 308,925
Marketable securities	0	19,879
Restricted cash	41,815	39,871
Accounts receivable, net	67,556	51,891
Assets held for sale	68,790	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	105,330	92,371
Total current assets	536,939	512,937
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,323,569	4,594,401
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,052,240	1,133,837
Restricted cash	36,064	31,044
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Other assets, net	36,575	36,022
Total assets	6,012,708	6,335,562
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	104,018	40,779
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,283	37,007
Current portion of operating lease obligations	81,110	111,104
Trade accounts payable	84,765	65,515
Accrued expenses	304,528	264,384
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	62,068	60,974
Total current liabilities	637,772	579,763
Long-term debt, less current portion	4,159,357	4,022,008
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	24,579	266,895
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	1,127,091	1,174,204
Deferred tax liability	7,383	9,604
Other liabilities	61,868	69,183
Total liabilities	6,018,050	6,121,657
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 248,053,116 and 210,547,351 shares issued and 237,525,591 and 200,019,826 shares outstanding (including 28,929 and 27,972 unvested restricted shares), respectively	2,480	2,105
Additional paid-in-capital	4,356,139	4,352,991
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(4,262,576)	(4,039,847)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit)	(6,731)	212,475
Noncontrolling interest	1,389	1,430
Total equity (deficit)	(5,342)	213,905
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$ 6,012,708	$ 6,335,562