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Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Stock $bkd

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000133234920000045 Filed on February 19, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
Revenue	$986.6M	$1.009B	$1.019B
YoY Change	-7.7%	-9.92%	-11.75%
Cost Of Revenue	$775.4M	$809.9M	$792.4M
YoY Change	-6.72%	-6.74%	-8.84%
Gross Profit	$211.3M	$199.1M	$227.1M
YoY Change	-11.11%	-20.88%	-20.6%
Gross Profit Margin	21.42%	19.73%	22.27%
Selling, General & Admin	$115.0M	$123.7M	$125.3M
YoY Change	-9.38%	-4.26%	-13.53%
% of Gross Profit	54.42%	62.13%	55.18%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$96.10M	$94.70M	$95.00M
YoY Change	-9.93%	-15.3%	-19.83%
% of Gross Profit	45.48%	47.57%	41.84%
Operating Expenses	$210.0M	$217.2M	$219.3M
YoY Change	-9.87%	-9.58%	-15.98%
Operating Profit	-$43.15M	-$20.22M	$2.211M
YoY Change	-7.12%	-657.69%	-101.61%
Interest Expense	-$59.20M	-$62.00M	-$61.00M
YoY Change	-8.64%	-9.22%	-15.63%
% of Operating Profit			-2758.93%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$4.800M	$3.763M	$3.199M
YoY Change	-20.0%	-22235.29%	-41.89%
Pretax Income	-$93.10M	-$80.31M	-$55.42M
YoY Change	-193.29%	46.27%	-69.39%
Income Tax	-$1.800M	-$1.800M	$633.0K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$91.41M	-$78.46M	-$55.47M
YoY Change	-169.49%	111.36%	-66.48%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-9.26%	-7.78%	-5.44%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.42	-$0.30
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$493.5K	-$0.42	-$0.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	185.6M shares	185.5M shares	186.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		185.5M shares	186.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$309.0M	$291.0M	$315.0M
YoY Change	-25.18%	117.16%	114.29%
Cash & Equivalents	$240.2M	$241.4M	$256.0M
Short-Term Investments	$69.00M	$50.00M	$59.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$154.0M	$197.0M	$204.0M
YoY Change	-32.16%	-47.18%	-28.67%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$133.6M	$140.7M	$137.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$596.2M	$628.5M	$655.9M
YoY Change	-22.98%	-1.29%	19.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$6.270B	$5.186B	$5.214B
YoY Change	18.85%	-4.1%	-8.78%
Goodwill	$154.1M	$154.1M	$154.1M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$35.20M	$42.78M	$42.54M
YoY Change	-31.62%	-28.29%	-28.89%
Long-Term Investments	$21.00M	$23.00M	$26.00M
YoY Change	-25.0%	-23.33%	-18.75%
Other Assets	$118.7M	$77.66M	$78.28M
YoY Change	-25.99%	-57.39%	-59.14%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.598B	$6.746B	$6.804B
YoY Change	15.9%	15.16%	10.12%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$596.2M	$628.5M	$655.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.598B	$6.746B	$6.804B
Total Assets	$7.194B	$7.374B	$7.459B
YoY Change	11.24%	13.54%	10.85%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$105.0M	$106.0M	$104.0M
YoY Change	10.53%	32.5%	30.0%
Accrued Expenses	$266.7M	$275.8M	$262.5M
YoY Change	-10.57%	-14.04%	-14.3%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$339.4M	$343.6M	$267.2M
YoY Change	15.28%	-29.55%	6.48%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.047B	$1.058B	$969.6M
YoY Change	35.38%	9.89%	31.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.216B	$3.229B	$3.305B
YoY Change	-3.89%	0.51%	-4.78%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$169.0M	$154.9M	$151.2M
YoY Change	-14.33%	-23.74%	-25.9%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.385B	$3.383B	$3.457B
YoY Change	-4.47%	-0.93%	-5.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.047B	$1.058B	$969.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.385B	$3.383B	$3.457B
Total Liabilities	$6.496B	$6.580B	$6.593B
YoY Change	19.21%	17.41%	13.5%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$3.393B	-$3.302B	-$3.223B
YoY Change	10.55%	3.15%	1.88%
Common Stock	$1.996M	$1.997M	$1.998M
YoY Change	1.42%	2.99%	3.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$84.65M	$79.10M	$79.10M
YoY Change	30.35%	40.14%	40.14%
Treasury Stock Shares	7.465M shares	6.670M shares	6.670M shares
Shareholders Equity	$696.4M	$788.4M	$860.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.194B	$7.374B	$7.459B
YoY Change	11.24%	13.54%	10.85%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$91.41M	-$78.46M	-$55.47M
YoY Change	-169.49%	111.36%	-66.48%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$96.10M	$94.70M	$95.00M
YoY Change	-9.93%	-15.3%	-19.83%
Cash From Operating Activities	$88.10M	$69.20M	$64.10M
YoY Change	162.99%	-3.76%	5.78%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$97.80M	-$84.50M	-$62.20M
YoY Change	74.33%	71.4%	-79.12%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$22.60M	$14.50M	$82.00M
YoY Change	-93.69%	-41.53%	-62.42%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$75.10M	-$70.10M	$19.80M
YoY Change	-124.88%	186.12%	-124.84%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-26.60M	-8.700M	-87.50M
YoY Change	-68.78%	-77.04%	-52.93%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	88.10M	69.20M	64.10M
Cash From Investing Activities	-75.10M	-70.10M	19.80M
Cash From Financing Activities	-26.60M	-8.700M	-87.50M
Net Change In Cash	-13.60M	-9.600M	-3.600M
YoY Change	-105.44%	-201.05%	-98.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$88.10M	$69.20M	$64.10M
Capital Expenditures	-$97.80M	-$84.50M	-$62.20M
Free Cash Flow	$185.9M	$153.7M	$126.3M
YoY Change	107.48%	26.82%	-64.77%

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CY2019	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Description of Business<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Brookdale Senior Living Inc. ("Brookdale" or the "Company") is an operator of senior living communities throughout the United States. The Company is committed to providing senior living solutions primarily within properties that are designed, purpose-built, and operated to provide quality service, care, and living accommodations for residents. The Company operates and manages independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities ("CCRCs"). The Company also offers a range of home health, hospice, and outpatient therapy services to residents of many of its communities and to seniors living outside of its communities.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company has </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>five</span></span> reportable segments: Independent Living; Assisted Living and Memory Care; CCRCs; Health Care Services; and Management Services.
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CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, revenue, goodwill and asset impairments, self-insurance reserves, performance-based compensation, the allowance for credit losses, depreciation and amortization, leasing transactions, income taxes, and other contingencies. Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future, actual results may differ from the original estimates.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.024
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Current RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsCurrent	26856000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Current RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsCurrent	27683000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	34614000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	24268000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	61470000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	51951000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	7800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	7900000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Health Care Organization Accounts Receivable Due From Third Party Payor Retroactive Adjustment HealthCareOrganizationAccountsReceivableDueFromThirdPartyPayorRetroactiveAdjustment	17900000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Health Care Organization Accounts Receivable Due From Third Party Payor Retroactive Adjustment HealthCareOrganizationAccountsReceivableDueFromThirdPartyPayorRetroactiveAdjustment	16900000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Reclassifications Reclassifications	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation, with no effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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CY2019Q4	bkd	Number Of Additional Entry Fee NumberOfAdditionalEntryFee	1	entry_fee
CY2018Q3	bkd	Master Leases Not Renewed Number Of Communities MasterLeasesNotRenewedNumberOfCommunities	11	community
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CY2018	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	793000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	1354000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cost Of Sales EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostOfSales	330000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cost Of Sales EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostOfSales	592000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cost Of Sales EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostOfSales	946000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	-9000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	-39000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	-81000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets	68000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets	66000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets	1100000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets	1148000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities	537000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities	563000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities	735000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities	715000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Investments Unconsolidated Real Estate And Other Joint Ventures RealEstateInvestmentsUnconsolidatedRealEstateAndOtherJointVentures	14300000	USD
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CY2018Q4	bkd	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Before Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetBeforeAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	8322802000	USD
CY2019Q4	bkd	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	3237011000	USD
CY2018Q4	bkd	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	3047375000	USD
CY2019Q4	bkd	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset After Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	5109834000	USD
CY2018Q4	bkd	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset After Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	5275427000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	600000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	700000000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Depreciation And Amortization Expense For Plant And Equipment And Leasehold Intangibles DepreciationAndAmortizationExpenseForPlantAndEquipmentAndLeaseholdIntangibles	377600000	USD
CY2018	bkd	Depreciation And Amortization Expense For Plant And Equipment And Leasehold Intangibles DepreciationAndAmortizationExpenseForPlantAndEquipmentAndLeaseholdIntangibles	444300000	USD
CY2017	bkd	Depreciation And Amortization Expense For Plant And Equipment And Leasehold Intangibles DepreciationAndAmortizationExpenseForPlantAndEquipmentAndLeaseholdIntangibles	479400000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Gross GoodwillGross	760420000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	154131000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	27800000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1800000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	5600000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	3345754000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	2271977000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Salaries Current AccruedSalariesCurrent	88425000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Insurance Current AccruedInsuranceCurrent	61150000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Vacation Current AccruedVacationCurrent	37415000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Vacation Current AccruedVacationCurrent	37109000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	25979000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Taxes Other Than Income Taxes Current AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent	25302000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	16196000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	15458000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Utilities Current And Noncurrent AccruedUtilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	7601000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Utilities Current And Noncurrent AccruedUtilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	8883000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Current AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	1360000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Current AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	2782000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	28446000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	59118000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	266703000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	298227000	USD
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CY2019Q4	bkd	Operating Leases Number Of Communities OperatingLeasesNumberOfCommunities	242	lease
CY2019Q4	bkd	Financing Leases Number Of Communities FinancingLeasesNumberOfCommunities	91	lease
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P6Y10M24D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P8Y4M24D
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CY2019	bkd	Operating Lease Facility Expense OperatingLeaseFacilityExpense	269666000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Expense OperatingLeaseExpense	288343000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Operating Lease Expense Adjustment OperatingLeaseExpenseAdjustment	19453000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Assets And Liabilities For Lessor Capital Expenditure Reimbursements IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseAssetsAndLiabilitiesForLessorCapitalExpenditureReimbursements	-31305000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	28846000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Finance Lease Rightof Use Asset Depreciationand Amortization FinanceLeaseRightofUseAssetDepreciationandAmortization	46646000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Finance Lease Rightof Use Asset Interest Expense FinanceLeaseRightofUseAssetInterestExpense	66353000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	112999000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	66353000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	22242000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Increase Decrease Infinance Lease Assets And Liabilities For Lessor Capital Expenditure Reimbursements IncreaseDecreaseInfinanceLeaseAssetsAndLiabilitiesForLessorCapitalExpenditureReimbursements	-3504000	USD
CY2019	bkd	Financing Lease Payments FinancingLeasePayments	85091000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Rent PaymentsForRent	324870000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Rent PaymentsForRent	365077000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-17218000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-20990000	USD
CY2018	bkd	Amortization Of Deferred Gains From Sale Leaseback Transaction AmortizationOfDeferredGainsFromSaleLeasebackTransaction	4358000	USD
CY2017	bkd	Amortization Of Deferred Gains From Sale Leaseback Transaction AmortizationOfDeferredGainsFromSaleLeasebackTransaction	4366000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	303294000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	339721000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.079
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	313106000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	84858000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	298505000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	85917000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	294513000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	87120000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	290175000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	88460000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	277329000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	90297000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	528969000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	335039000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	2002597000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	771691000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	493778000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	834580000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	310340000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	307493000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	290661000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	291113000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	285723000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	786647000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	155800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	155600000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Noncurrent SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent	92500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Noncurrent SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent	94500000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Receivable LossContingencyReceivable	22700000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Receivable LossContingencyReceivable	13100000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Reserve IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseReserve	-11300000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Reserve IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseReserve	-14600000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Reserve IncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseReserve	-9900000	USD
CY2019Q4	bkd	Self Insurance Reserves Cash Deposits For Self Insured Retention Risk SelfInsuranceReservesCashDepositsForSelfInsuredRetentionRisk	24000000.0	USD
CY2018Q4	bkd	Self Insurance Reserves Cash Deposits For Self Insured Retention Risk SelfInsuranceReservesCashDepositsForSelfInsuredRetentionRisk	14700000	USD
CY2019Q4	bkd	Cash And Letters Of Credit For Self Insured Retention Risk CashAndLettersOfCreditForSelfInsuredRetentionRisk	55600000	USD
CY2018Q4	bkd	Cash And Letters Of Credit For Self Insured Retention Risk CashAndLettersOfCreditForSelfInsuredRetentionRisk	71800000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent	0.040
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CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	8300000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	10100000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	14.65
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CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	22.20
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	1131000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	18.95
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	4770000	shares
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	17.13
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	3880000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	9.39
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	1579000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	19.12
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	1315000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	13.19
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	5756000	shares
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.78
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	4381000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	7.81
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	1571000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	13.71
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	1314000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.18
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	7252000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	9.08
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	16103000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	5500000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	37927000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Termination Of Lease GainLossOnTerminationOfLease	0	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Termination Of Lease GainLossOnTerminationOfLease	146467000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Termination Of Lease GainLossOnTerminationOfLease	2337000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Termination Of Lease GainLossOnTerminationOfLease	13197000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-413831000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-137589000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	3626000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	-46455000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	43431000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	23322000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	9833000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	216660000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-441649000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-181055000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-54903000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	99799000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-457234000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-165509000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	-37140000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	131531000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-457188000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-165488000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	-37121000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	131539000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	-2.45
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	-0.88
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	-0.20
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	0.70
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Tax Credit Carryforward Valuation Allowance TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance	207000	USD

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