Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting infomration

The following table sets forth certain segment financial and operating data (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010		2011			2010
Revenue(1)
Retirement Centers	$	132,058		$	133,663	$	389,458		$	397,455
Assisted Living		266,142			259,572		793,052			765,816
CCRCs		176,959			163,890		524,607			484,443
Management Services(2)		40,569			18,664		78,830			54,597
	$	615,728		$	575,789	$	1,785,947		$	1,702,311
Segment operating income(3)
Retirement Centers	$	53,171		$	54,199	$	158,067		$	162,347
Assisted Living		89,360			89,141		275,281			269,740
CCRCs		51,214			44,849		155,159			138,316
Management Services		2,335			937		4,372			2,902
	$	196,080		$	189,126	$	592,879		$	573,305
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense)(4)	$	37,710		$	32,829	$	104,061		$	95,773
Facility lease expense		68,314			68,090		200,694			203,514
Depreciation and amortization		64,071			74,951		206,430			221,180
Asset impairment		—			—		14,846			—
Gain on acquisition		(3,520	)		—		(3,520	)		—
Facility lease termination expense		—			4,616		—			4,616
Income from operations	$	29,505		$	8,640	$	70,368		$	48,222

	As of
	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Total assets
Retirement Centers	$	1,072,632	$	1,132,934
Assisted Living		1,442,265		1,433,123
CCRCs		1,574,421		1,632,755
Corporate and Management Services		349,123		331,658
Total assets	$	4,438,441	$	4,530,470

(1) All revenue is earned from external third parties in the United States.

(2) Management services segment revenue includes reimbursements for which the Company is the primary obligor of costs incurred on behalf of managed communities.

(3) Segment operating income is defined as segment revenues less segment operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization).

(4) Net of general and administrative costs allocated to management services reporting segment.