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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,165,890 | $ 1,177,988 | $ 1,186,472 | $ 1,216,766 | $ 1,208,868 | $ 1,246,126 | $ 1,258,830 | $ 1,263,156 | $ 4,747,116 | $ 4,976,980 | $ 4,960,608
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,253,830 | 1,439,981 | 1,448,448
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255,446 | 313,409 | 370,579
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,573 | 3,990 | 8,252
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 339,721 | 373,635 | 367,574
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 482,077 | 520,402 | 733,165
Goodwill and asset impairment | 18,966 | 368,551 | 1,559 | 20,706 | 221,877 | 19,111 | 4,152 | 3,375 | 409,782 | 248,515 | 57,941
Loss on facility lease termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,276 | 11,113 | 76,143
Income (loss) from operations | 2,625 | (350,970) | $ 30,174 | $ 48,126 | (178,369) | $ 47,645 | $ 58,287 | $ 41,354 | (270,045) | (31,083) | (165,206)
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 326,154 | 385,617 | 388,764
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 221,476 | 300,113 | 448,682
Assets | 7,675,449 |  |  |  | 9,217,687 |  |  |  | $ 7,675,449 | 9,217,687 |
Retirement Centers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Age of resident, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75 years |  |
Brookdale Ancillary Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and asset impairment |  | $ 13,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating segments | Retirement Centers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 654,196 | 679,503 | 657,940
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 271,417 | 294,530 | 285,257
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117,131 | 120,272 | 114,738
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95,226 | 94,049 | 104,063
Goodwill and asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,968 | 31,384 | 209
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,436 | 56,827 | 58,397
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,309 | 59,978 | 161,986
Assets | 1,266,076 |  |  |  | 1,452,546 |  |  |  | 1,266,076 | 1,452,546 |
Operating segments | Assisted Living |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,210,688 | 2,419,459 | 2,445,457
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 749,058 | 876,817 | 877,303
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185,971 | 193,670 | 197,452
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290,344 | 308,639 | 489,933
Goodwill and asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 342,788 | 132,389 | 46,179
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 207,861 | 249,449 | 250,116
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 119,717 | 156,732 | 220,893
Assets | 4,535,114 |  |  |  | 5,831,434 |  |  |  | 4,535,114 | 5,831,434 |
Operating segments | CCRCs-Rental |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 468,994 | 592,826 | 604,572
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,162 | 133,409 | 150,495
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,464 | 51,727 | 47,937
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,294 | 66,431 | 87,754
Goodwill and asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,083 | 46,329 | 10,654
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,665 | 39,824 | 39,502
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,297 | 37,800 | 54,864
Assets | 667,234 |  |  |  | 935,389 |  |  |  | 667,234 | 935,389 |
Operating segments | Brookdale Ancillary Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 446,262 | 476,833 | 469,158
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,348 | 64,463 | 75,210
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,723 | 4,075 | 7,451
Goodwill and asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,599 | 1,596 | 899
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 892 | 1,461 | 1,354
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 755 | 1,576 | 4,061
Assets | 257,257 |  |  |  | 280,530 |  |  |  | 257,257 | 280,530 |
Operating segments | Corporate and Management Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 966,976 | 808,359 | 783,481
Segment Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,845 | 70,762 | 60,183
Facility lease expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,155 | 7,966 | 7,447
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,490 | 47,208 | 43,964
Goodwill and asset impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,344 | 36,817 | 0
Total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,300 | 38,056 | 39,395
Total expenditures for property, plan and equipment, and leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,398 | 44,027 | $ 6,878
Assets | $ 949,768 |  |  |  | $ 717,788 |  |  |  | $ 949,768 | $ 717,788 |

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