Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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, 2016			December 31, 2015
Land	$	486,567		$	486,567
Buildings and improvements		5,312,297			5,260,826
Leasehold improvements		114,363			100,430
Furniture and equipment		935,707			895,447
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		783,434			783,434
Construction in progress		121,397			138,054
Assets under capital and financing leases		2,921,047			2,909,653
		10,674,812			10,574,411
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(2,670,455	)		(2,543,035	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	8,004,357		$	8,031,376

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. The Company determined no impairment was necessary during the three months ended March 31, 2016.