Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

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

	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Mortgage notes payable due 2016 through 2047; weighted average interest rate of 4.79% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, including debt premium of $51.0 million and $59.6 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively (weighted average interest rate of 4.84% in 2014)	$	3,216,847	$	3,105,410
Capital and financing lease obligations payable through 2030; weighted average interest rate of 8.17% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (weighted average interest rate of 8.57% in 2014)		2,585,375		2,649,226
Convertible notes payable in aggregate principal amount of $316.3 million, less debt discount of $38.1 million and $43.9 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, interest at 2.75% per annum, due June 2018		278,104		272,345
Construction financing due 2017 through 2019; weighted average interest rate of 5.85% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (weighted average interest rate of 4.90% in 2014)		32,870		50,118
Notes payable issued to finance insurance premiums, weighted average interest rate of 2.82% for the six months ended June 30, 2015  (weighted average interest rate of 2.82% in 2014), due 2015		9,652		22,586
Other notes payable, weighted average interest rate of 5.52% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (weighted average interest rate of 4.75% in 2014) and maturity dates ranging from 2015 to 2020		83,436		66,271
Total		6,206,284		6,165,956
Less current portion of long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations		198,590		272,265
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations	$	6,007,694	$	5,893,691