Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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

Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net

6.  Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net

Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net, which include assets under capital leases, consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Land	$	302,829		$	302,444
Buildings and improvements		3,563,952			3,508,693
Leasehold improvements		65,357			59,948
Furniture and equipment		667,072			623,352
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		435,012			435,012
Construction in progress		97,200			88,309
Assets under capital and financing leases		740,542			699,973
		5,871,964			5,717,731
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,960,626	)		(1,822,256	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	3,911,338		$	3,895,475

Long-lived assets with definite useful lives are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives (or, in certain cases, the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the lease term) and are tested for impairment whenever indicators of impairment arise. No indicators of impairment were present during the six months ended June 30, 2014.