Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, net property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, which include assets under capital leases, consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

	2011			2010
Land	$	275,277		$	273,214
Buildings, improvements and leasehold improvements		3,080,882			3,003,788
Furniture and equipment		450,179			382,488
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		592,499			588,633
Construction in progress		39,600			16,463
Assets under capital and financing leases		667,239			650,174
		5,105,676			4,914,760
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,411,612	)		(1,177,918	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	3,694,064		$	3,736,842

Future Amortization Expense

Future amortization expense for resident and leasehold operating intangibles is estimated to be as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Future Amortization
2012	$	43,191
2013		41,105
2014		35,775
2015		33,768
2016		31,971
Thereafter		68,131
Total	$	253,941