CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 265,204	$ 279,122
Marketable securities	4,939	0
Restricted cash	31,075	33,227
Accounts receivable, net	64,359	67,680
Assets held for sale	75,221	77,206
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net	111,750	96,705
Total current assets	552,548	553,940
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	4,230,837	4,272,697
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,012,792	1,032,140
Restricted cash	37,374	30,659
Goodwill	27,321	27,321
Other assets, net	36,940	35,486
Total assets	5,897,812	5,952,243
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	82,616	77,492
Current portion of financing lease obligations	1,133	1,211
Current portion of operating lease obligations	76,833	74,522
Trade accounts payable	84,333	75,099
Accrued expenses	223,880	273,394
Refundable fees and deferred revenue	65,774	66,207
Total current liabilities	534,569	567,925
Long-term debt, less current portion	4,224,369	4,215,005
Financing lease obligations, less current portion	24,134	24,353
Operating lease obligations, less current portion	1,105,690	1,123,539
Deferred tax liability	5,332	6,316
Other liabilities	58,289	58,482
Total liabilities	5,952,383	5,995,620
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 249,316,153 and 248,274,011 shares issued and 238,788,628 and 237,746,486 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively (including 28,929 unvested restricted shares as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025)	2,493	2,483
Additional paid-in-capital	4,353,777	4,358,077
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,527,525 shares at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025	(102,774)	(102,774)
Accumulated deficit	(4,309,431)	(4,302,539)
Total Brookdale Senior Living Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit)	(55,935)	(44,753)
Noncontrolling interest	1,364	1,376
Total equity (deficit)	(54,571)	(43,377)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$ 5,897,812	$ 5,952,243