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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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 as of March 31, 2016 and as of December 31, 2015 presented on an operating segment basis (dollars in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment and Other Charges |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Impairment and Other Charges |  |  | Net |
Retirement Centers |  | $ | 28,141 |  |  | $ | (721 | ) |  | $ | 27,420 |  |  | $ | 28,141 |  |  | $ | (721 | ) |  | $ | 27,420 |
Assisted Living |  |  | 591,814 |  |  |  | (20,348 | ) |  |  | 571,466 |  |  |  | 591,814 |  |  |  | (20,348 | ) |  |  | 571,466 |
Brookdale Ancillary Services |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | 126,810 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126,810 |
Total |  | $ | 746,765 |  |  | $ | (21,069 | ) |  | $ | 725,696 |  |  | $ | 746,765 |  |  | $ | (21,069 | ) |  | $ | 725,696 |
Other intangible assets | The following is a summary of other intangible assets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |
Community purchase options |  | $ | 32,970 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,970 |  |  | $ | 40,270 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,270 |
Health care licenses |  |  | 66,612 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 66,612 |  |  |  | 66,612 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 66,612 |
Trade names |  |  | 27,800 |  |  |  | (16,717 | ) |  |  | 11,083 |  |  |  | 27,800 |  |  |  | (14,209 | ) |  |  | 13,591 |
Other |  |  | 13,531 |  |  |  | (5,161 | ) |  |  | 8,370 |  |  |  | 13,531 |  |  |  | (4,818 | ) |  |  | 8,713 |
Total |  | $ | 140,913 |  |  | $ | (21,878 | ) |  | $ | 119,035 |  |  | $ | 148,213 |  |  | $ | (19,027 | ) |  | $ | 129,186 |

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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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