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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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

Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, net property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, which include assets under capital and financing leases, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2015			2014
Land	$	486,567		$	475,485
Buildings and improvements		5,260,826			5,017,991
Leasehold improvements		100,430			56,515
Furniture and equipment		895,447			735,837
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		783,434			852,746
Construction in progress		138,054			99,408
Assets under capital and financing leases		2,909,653			3,057,516
		10,574,411			10,295,498
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,543,035	)		(1,905,993	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	8,031,376		$	8,389,505

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
2016	$	19,390
2017		13,011
2018		7,603
2019		6,247
2020		4,345
Thereafter		12,663
Total	$	63,259