Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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

Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net

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

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

	March 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land	$	510,749		$	475,485
Buildings and improvements		5,227,145			5,017,991
Leasehold improvements		56,603			56,515
Furniture and equipment		777,039			735,837
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		852,617			852,746
Construction in progress		108,990			99,408
Assets under capital and financing leases		3,024,902			3,057,516
		10,558,045			10,295,498
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,123,632	)		(1,905,993	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	8,434,413		$	8,389,505

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 three months ended March 31, 2015.