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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] |
Summary of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | The following is a summary of the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014 presented on an operating segment basis (dollars in thousands):
|  | September 30, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment and Other Charges |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment and Other Charges |  |  | Net |
Retirement Centers |  | $ | 28,141 |  |  | $ | (521 | ) |  | $ | 27,620 |  |  | $ | 28,141 |  |  | $ | (521 | ) |  | $ | 27,620 |
Assisted Living |  |  | 591,814 |  |  |  | (248 | ) |  |  | 591,566 |  |  |  | 582,623 |  |  |  | (248 | ) |  |  | 582,375 |
Brookdale Ancillary Services |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,810 |
Total |  | $ | 746,765 |  |  | $ | (769 | ) |  | $ | 745,996 |  |  | $ | 737,574 |  |  | $ | (769 | ) |  | $ | 736,805 |
Other intangible assets | The following is a summary of other intangible assets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
|  | September 30, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Community purchase options |  | $ | 40,270 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,270 |  |  | $ | 55,738 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 55,738 |
Health care licenses |  |  | 67,511 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67,511 |  |  |  | 64,538 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 64,538 |
Trade names |  |  | 27,800 |  |  |  | (11,702 | ) |  |  | 16,098 |  |  |  | 27,800 |  |  |  | (4,179 | ) |  |  | 23,621 |
Other |  |  | 13,531 |  |  |  | (4,331 | ) |  |  | 9,200 |  |  |  | 13,531 |  |  |  | (2,655 | ) |  |  | 10,876 |
Total |  | $ | 149,112 |  |  | $ | (16,033 | ) |  | $ | 133,079 |  |  | $ | 161,607 |  |  | $ | (6,834 | ) |  | $ | 154,773 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying value of indefinite and definite-lived intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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