CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 279,122	$ 308,925
Marketable securities	0	19,879
Restricted cash	33,227	39,871
Accounts receivable, net	67,680	51,891
Assets held for sale	77,206	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	96,705	92,371
Total current assets	553,940	512,937
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,272,697	4,594,401
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,032,140	1,133,837
Restricted cash	30,659	31,044
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Other assets, net	35,486	36,022
Total assets	5,952,243	6,335,562
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	77,492	40,779
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,211	37,007
Current portion of operating lease obligations	74,522	111,104
Trade accounts payable	75,099	65,515
Accrued expenses	273,394	264,384
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	66,207	60,974
Total current liabilities	567,925	579,763
Long-term debt, less current portion	4,215,005	4,022,008
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	24,353	266,895
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	1,123,539	1,174,204
Deferred tax liability	6,316	9,604
Other liabilities	58,482	69,183
Total liabilities	5,995,620	6,121,657
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024; 248,274,011 and 210,547,351 shares issued and 237,746,486 and 200,019,826 shares outstanding (including 28,929 and 27,972 unvested restricted shares), respectively	2,483	2,105
Additional paid-in-capital	4,358,077	4,352,991
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(4,302,539)	(4,039,847)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit)	(44,753)	212,475
Noncontrolling interest	1,376	1,430
Total equity (deficit)	(43,377)	213,905
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$ 5,952,243	$ 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).