CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Revenue
Revenue	$ 782,831	$ 753,263
Expense
General and administrative expense (including non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $3,273, $3,104, $3,273, and $3,104, respectively)	45,732	48,619
Facility operating lease expense	51,496	46,127
Depreciation and amortization	86,127	84,934
Asset impairment	1,708	0
Income (loss) from operations	19,246	7,822
Interest income	4,778	5,326
Interest expense:
Debt	(53,456)	(50,315)
Financing lease obligations	(5,061)	(6,552)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(2,257)	(1,940)
Change in fair value of derivatives	3,087	(904)
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated ventures	0	(577)
Non-operating gain (loss) on sale of assets, net	704	0
Other non-operating income (loss)	3,338	3,149
Income (loss) before income taxes	(29,621)	(43,991)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	40	(572)
Net income (loss)	(29,581)	(44,563)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	15	14
Net income (loss) attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders	$ (29,566)	$ (44,549)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.20)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.20)
Weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
Weighted average shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share (in shares)	225,890	224,578
Weighted average shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	225,890	224,578
Resident fees
Revenue
Revenue	$ 744,241	$ 713,404
Management fees
Revenue
Revenue	2,618	2,577
Reimbursed costs incurred on behalf of managed communities
Revenue
Revenue	35,972	34,954
Expense
Costs incurred	35,972	34,954
Other operating income
Revenue
Revenue	0	2,328
Facility operating expense
Expense
Costs incurred	$ 542,550	$ 530,807