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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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

Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, net property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, which include assets under capital leases, consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

	2012			2011
Land	$	296,314		$	275,277
Buildings and improvements		3,391,667			3,083,316
Leasehold improvements		60,186			62,494
Furniture and equipment		541,585			450,179
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		441,603			527,571
Construction in progress		75,419			39,600
Assets under capital and financing leases		674,492			667,239
		5,481,266			5,105,676
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,601,289	)		(1,411,612	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	3,879,977		$	3,694,064

Resident and Leasehold Operating Intangibles, 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
2013	$	26,900
2014		22,248
2015		20,613
2016		19,137
2017		12,272
Thereafter		14,083
Total	$	115,253