Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Carrying And Principal Values Of Debt

		As of						As of
		June 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Maturity Date	Principal Balance		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Principal Balance		Fair Value		Carrying Value
2014 Senior Notes	July 15, 2022	$	750,000	$	771,563	$	738,023	$	750,000	$	763,125	$	736,992
2016 Senior Notes	Sep. 1, 2024		1,100,000		1,117,875		1,080,093		1,100,000		1,083,500		1,078,954
2012-1C Tower Securities	Dec. 11, 2017		—		—		—		610,000		610,165		607,157
2013-1C Tower Securities	April 10, 2018		425,000		423,763		423,618		425,000		423,381		422,768
2013-2C Tower Securities	April 11, 2023		575,000		587,386		568,072		575,000		563,322		567,545
2013-1D Tower Securities	April 10, 2018		330,000		330,234		328,898		330,000		334,521		328,225
2014-1C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2019		920,000		922,456		913,563		920,000		922,199		912,219
2014-2C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2024		620,000		623,813		613,047		620,000		608,921		612,641
2015-1C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2020		500,000		502,830		492,372		500,000		495,145		491,289
2016-1C Tower Securities	July 9, 2021		700,000		697,620		692,201		700,000		688,072		691,322
2017-1C Tower Securities	April 11, 2022		760,000		760,129		750,520		—		—		—
Revolving Credit Facility	Feb. 5, 2020		150,000		150,000		150,000		390,000		390,000		390,000
2014 Term Loan	Mar. 24, 2021		1,455,000		1,456,819		1,445,690		1,462,500		1,467,984		1,452,039
2015 Term Loan	June 10, 2022		490,000		489,388		482,608		492,500		494,347		484,432
Total debt		$	8,775,000	$	8,833,876	$	8,678,705	$	8,875,000	$	8,844,682	$	8,775,583
Less: current maturities of long-term debt							(772,517)						(627,157)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities						$	7,906,188					$	8,148,426

Schedule Of Cash And Non-Cash Interest Expense

	For the three months ended June 30,								For the six months ended June 30,
	2017				2016				2017				2016
	Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash
	Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest
	(in thousands)
5.625% Senior Notes	$	—	$	—	$	7,031	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	14,063		—
5.75% Senior Notes		—		—		11,500		—		—		—		23,000		—
2014 Senior Notes		9,141		180		9,141		171		18,281		357		18,281		340
2016 Senior Notes		13,406		237		—		—		26,813		471		—		—
2010-2C Tower Securities		—		—		7,058		—		—		—		14,115		—
2012-1C Tower Securities		806		—		4,533		—		5,331		—		9,067		—
2013 Tower Securities		10,804		—		10,804		—		21,609		—		21,609		—
2014 Tower Securities		12,785		—		12,785		—		25,569		—		25,569		—
2015-1C Tower Securities		3,985		—		3,985		—		7,969		—		7,969		—
2016-1C Tower Securities		5,090		—		—		—		10,181		—		—		—
2017-1C Tower Securities		5,001		—		—		—		5,001		—		—		—
Revolving Credit Facility		1,406		—		744		—		4,176		—		1,578		—
2014 Term Loan		12,043		131		12,107		126		23,327		259		24,245		251
2015 Term Loan		4,056		169		4,077		163		7,855		334		8,164		324
Other		(67)		—		(83)		—		(54)		—		(174)		—
Total	$	78,456	$	717	$	83,682	$	460	$	156,058	$	1,421	$	167,486	$	915