Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by payor source, as the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. See details on a reportable segment basis in the table below.



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Retirement Centers		Assisted Living		CCRCs-Rental		Brookdale Ancillary Services		Total
Private pay	$	157,507	$	514,264	$	70,721	$	269	$	742,761
Government reimbursement	890		18,016		23,706		92,627		135,239
Other third-party payor programs	—		—		10,642		17,624		28,266
Total resident fee revenue	$	158,397	$	532,280	$	105,069	$	110,520	$	906,266



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(in thousands)	Retirement Centers		Assisted Living		CCRCs-Rental		Brookdale Ancillary Services		Total
Private pay	$	171,617	$	569,953	$	94,623	$	151	$	836,344
Government reimbursement	1,003		20,584		32,828		98,534		152,949
Other third-party payor programs	—		—		14,347		13,287		27,634
Total resident fee revenue	$	172,620	$	590,537	$	141,798	$	111,972	$	1,016,927

The Company has not further disaggregated management fee revenues and revenue for reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities as the economic factors affecting the nature, timing, amount, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows do not significantly vary within each respective revenue category.

Contract Balances

The payment terms and conditions within the Company's revenue-generating contracts vary by contract type and payor source, although terms generally include payment to be made within 30 days.

Resident fee revenue for recurring and routine monthly services is generally billed monthly in advance. Resident fee revenue for standalone or certain ancillary services is generally billed monthly in arrears. Additionally, non-refundable community fees are generally billed and collected in advance or upon move-in of a resident under residency agreements for independent living and assisted living services. Amounts of revenue that are collected from residents in advance are recognized as deferred revenue until the performance obligations are satisfied. The Company had total deferred revenue (included within refundable entrance fees and deferred revenue, deferred liabilities, and other liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets) of $122.4 million and $112.4 million, including $62.1 million and $49.7 million of monthly resident fees billed and received in advance, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized $60.9 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of January 1, 2018. The Company applies the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose amounts for remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized $4.5 million of charges within facility operating expenses within the condensed consolidated statement of operations for additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts.