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Acquisitions and Other Significant Transactions, Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013 Community
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold	4bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold
Hospice Agencies [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold		1bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_HospiceAgenciesMember
Communities sold [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold		4bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_CommunitiesSoldMember
Aggregate selling price	$ 9.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_CommunitiesSoldMember	$ 35.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromSalesOfBusinessAffiliateAndProductiveAssets / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_CommunitiesSoldMember
Home Health Agencies [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold		2bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_HomeHealthAgenciesMember
Aggregate purchase price		2.6us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_HomeHealthAgenciesMember
Assisted Living Community Acquisition with New Mortgage Issuance [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Acquisition purchase price, amount financed		8.1bkd_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityFinancedByFinancialInstitution / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_AssistedLivingCommunityAcquisitionWithNewMortgageIssuanceMember
Number of communities securing acquisition financing		1bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesSecuringFirstMortgageFinancing / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_AssistedLivingCommunityAcquisitionWithNewMortgageIssuanceMember
Previously Managed Communities [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Acquisition purchase price, amount financed		52.7bkd_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityFinancedByFinancialInstitution / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_PreviouslyManagedCommunitiesMember
Number of communities securing acquisition financing		6bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesSecuringFirstMortgageFinancing / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_PreviouslyManagedCommunitiesMember
Seven Assisted Living Communities [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold		7bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_SevenAssistedLivingCommunitiesMember
Aggregate purchase price		80.9us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_SevenAssistedLivingCommunitiesMember
Acquisition purchase price, amount financed		60.8bkd_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityFinancedByFinancialInstitution / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_SevenAssistedLivingCommunitiesMember
Assisted Living Community [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold		1bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_AssistedLivingCommunityMember
Aggregate purchase price		2.4us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_AssistedLivingCommunityMember
Entrance Fee CCRC, Previously Managed [Member]
Schedule of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]
Number of communities purchased or sold		1bkd_NumberOfCommunitiesPurchasedOrSold / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_EntranceFeeCcrcPreviouslyManagedMember
Aggregate purchase price		$ 15.4us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / bkd_ByTransactionNameAxis = bkd_EntranceFeeCcrcPreviouslyManagedMember

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 230

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