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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Segment | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 1,235,702 | $ 1,238,841 | $ 1,238,184 | $ 1,247,881 | $ 1,252,103 | $ 1,083,935 | $ 748,393 | $ 747,275 | $ 4,960,608 | $ 3,831,706 | $ 2,891,966
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,448,448 | 1,133,168 | 874,213
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 370,579 | 280,267 | 180,627
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,252 | 66,949 | 3,921
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 367,574 | 323,830 | 276,729
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 733,165 | 537,035 | 268,757
Asset impairment |  | 57,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57,941 | 9,992 | 12,891
Loss on facility lease termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,143 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) from operations |  | (8,873) | $ 3,663 | $ (43,123) | $ (116,873) | (74,513) | $ (73,197) | $ 30,657 | $ 32,148 | (165,206) | (84,905) | 131,288
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 388,764 | 248,188 | 137,399
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 448,682 | 304,245 | 257,527
Assets by segment |  | 10,048,564 |  |  |  | 10,417,461 |  |  |  | 10,048,564 | 10,417,461 |
Retirement Centers [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 657,940 | 582,312 | 526,284
Segment operating income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 285,257 | 248,883 | 222,282
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114,738 | 98,321 | 91,258
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,063 | 86,188 | 64,353
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,397 | 41,906 | 31,286
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,986 | 76,285 | 63,519
Assets by segment |  | 1,556,169 |  |  |  | 1,600,007 |  |  |  | 1,556,169 | 1,600,007 |
Assisted Living [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,445,457 | 1,685,563 | 1,051,868
Segment operating income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 877,303 | 608,489 | 389,678
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 197,452 | 162,575 | 123,980
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 489,933 | 317,918 | 85,337
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,116 | 140,001 | 51,410
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 220,893 | 107,037 | 95,829
Assets by segment |  | 6,354,415 |  |  |  | 6,577,821 |  |  |  | 6,354,415 | 6,577,821 |
CCRCs Rental [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 604,572 | 493,173 | 396,975
Segment operating income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150,495 | 121,661 | 109,026
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,937 | 51,523 | 48,809
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,754 | 60,175 | 30,957
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,502 | 28,418 | 17,512
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,864 | 42,412 | 27,134
Assets by segment |  | 1,037,384 |  |  |  | 1,027,854 |  |  |  | 1,037,384 | 1,027,854 |
CCRCs Entry Fee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 202,414 | 297,756
Segment operating income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 48,433 | 76,393
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4,362 | 7,470
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 37,524 | 55,842
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 7,530 | 11,911
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 36,575 | 43,019
Brookdale Ancillary Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 469,158 | 337,835 | 242,150
Segment operating income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,210 | 63,463 | 45,709
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 890 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,451 | 4,764 | 3,023
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,354 | 823 | 0
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,061 | 1,805 | 1,855
Assets by segment |  | 292,540 |  |  |  | 275,618 |  |  |  | 292,540 | 275,618 |
Management Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1],[3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 783,481 | 530,409 | 376,933
Segment operating income | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,183 | 42,239 | 31,125
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,447 | 6,159 | 5,212
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,964 | 30,466 | 29,245
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,395 | 29,510 | 25,280
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,878 | 40,131 | $ 26,171
Assets by segment |  | $ 808,056 |  |  |  | $ 936,161 |  |  |  | $ 808,056 | $ 936,161 |
[1] | All revenue is earned from external third parties in the United States.
[2] | Segment operating income is defined as segment revenues less segment operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization).
[3] | Management services segment revenue includes reimbursements for which the Company is the primary obligor of costs incurred on behalf of managed communities.

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