Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

Long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Mortgage notes payable due 2016 through 2047; weighted average interest rate of 4.82% for the three months ended March 31, 2015, including debt premium of $55.7 million and $59.6 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively (weighted average interest rate of 4.84% in 2014)	$	3,140,091	$	3,105,410
Capital and financing lease obligations payable through 2030; weighted average interest rate of 8.25% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (weighted average interest rate of 8.57% in 2014)		2,592,133		2,649,226
Convertible notes payable in aggregate principal amount of $316.3 million, less debt discount of $41.1 million and $43.9 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, interest at 2.75% per annum, due June 2018		275,198		272,345
Construction financing due 2017 through 2019; weighted average interest rate of 5.04% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (weighted average interest rate of 4.90% in 2014)		65,588		50,118
Notes payable issued to finance insurance premiums, weighted average interest rate of 2.82% for the three months ended March 31, 2015  (weighted average interest rate of 2.82% in 2014), due 2015		16,124		22,586
Other notes payable, weighted average interest rate of 5.52% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (weighted average interest rate of 4.75% in 2014) and maturity dates ranging from 2015 to 2020		84,349		66,271
Total		6,173,483		6,165,956
Less current portion of long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations		223,987		272,265
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations	$	5,949,496	$	5,893,691