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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Lease Community | Dec. 31, 2013 Lease Community | Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] |  |  |
Initial lease terms, minimum | 10 years |  |
Initial lease terms, maximum | 20 years |  |
Renewal options, minimum | 5 years |  |
Renewal options, maximum | 30 years |  |
Number of communities operated under long-term leases | 583 bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesOperatedUnderLongTermLeases | 329 bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesOperatedUnderLongTermLeases |
Number of operating leases | 342 bkd_NumberOfOperatingLeases | 275 bkd_NumberOfOperatingLeases |
Number of capital and financing leases | 241 bkd_NumberOfCapitalAndFinancingLeases | 54 bkd_NumberOfCapitalAndFinancingLeases |
Remaining base lease terms, minimum | 1 year |  |
Remaining base lease terms, maximum | 17 years |  |
Schedule of facility operating lease expense [Abstract] |  |  |
Cash basis payment | $ 330,207 bkd_CashBasisPayment | $ 278,504 bkd_CashBasisPayment | $ 281,729 bkd_CashBasisPayment
Straight-line expense | 1,439 bkd_ChangeInDeferredLeaseLiability | 2,597 bkd_ChangeInDeferredLeaseLiability | 6,668 bkd_ChangeInDeferredLeaseLiability
Amortization of (above) below market rent, net | (3,444)us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases | 0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases | 0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfAboveAndBelowMarketLeases
Amortization of deferred gain | (4,372)bkd_AmortizationOfDeferredGainsFromSaleLeasebackTransaction | (4,372)bkd_AmortizationOfDeferredGainsFromSaleLeasebackTransaction | (4,372)bkd_AmortizationOfDeferredGainsFromSaleLeasebackTransaction
Facility lease expense | 323,830 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | 276,729 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | 284,025 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Future minimum operating lease payments [Abstract] |  |  |
2015 | 395,990 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent |  |
2016 | 396,011 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears |  |
2017 | 381,722 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears |  |
2018 | 366,040 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears |  |
2019 | 348,111 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears |  |
Thereafter | 1,239,651 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter |  |
Total | $ 3,127,525 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue |  |

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