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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Property	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 24, 2015 Property
January 1, 2015 purchase of communities under HCP Purchase Option [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of facilities purchased or sold	8bkd_NumberOfFacilitiesPurchasedOrSold / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_January12015PurchaseOfCommunitiesUnderHCPPurchaseOptionMember
Aggregate purchase price	$ 51.4us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_January12015PurchaseOfCommunitiesUnderHCPPurchaseOptionMember
Communities agreed to purchase under HCP Master Lease Purchase Option [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of facilities purchased or sold	9bkd_NumberOfFacilitiesPurchasedOrSold / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_CommunitiesAgreedToPurchaseUnderHCPMasterLeasePurchaseOptionMember
Aggregate purchase price	60.0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_CommunitiesAgreedToPurchaseUnderHCPMasterLeasePurchaseOptionMember
2015 Rent Reduction	4.2bkd_Two015RentReduction / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_CommunitiesAgreedToPurchaseUnderHCPMasterLeasePurchaseOptionMember
February 2015 acquisition of 15 communities [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of facilities purchased or sold			15bkd_NumberOfFacilitiesPurchasedOrSold / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_February2015AcquisitionOf15CommunitiesMember
Aggregate purchase price		275.0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_February2015AcquisitionOf15CommunitiesMember
SellerFinanced Debt [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal			20.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_SellerfinancedDebtMember
LoanTerm		5 years
Seller financing fixed rate			8.00%bkd_SellerFinancingFixedRate / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = bkd_SellerfinancedDebtMember

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a controlling interest in another entity or an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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