Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

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

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Mortgage notes payable due 2017 through 2047; weighted average interest rate of 4.58% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, including net debt premium and deferred financing costs of $2.4 million and $3.3 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively (weighted average interest rate of 4.51% in 2015)	$	3,240,934	$	3,246,513
Capital and financing lease obligations payable through 2031; weighted average interest rate of 8.06% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (weighted average interest rate of 8.11% in 2015)		2,491,534		2,489,588
Convertible notes payable in aggregate principal amount of $316.3 million, less debt discount and deferred financing costs of $24.3 million and $34.3 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, interest at 2.75% per annum, due June 2018		291,936		281,902
Construction financing due 2019 through 2032; weighted average interest rate of 7.77% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (weighted average interest rate of 4.84% in 2015)		24,202		24,105
Notes payable issued to finance insurance premiums, weighted average interest rate of 2.94% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, due 2016		4,452		—
Other notes payable, weighted average interest rate of 5.29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (weighted average interest rate of 5.16% in 2015) and maturity dates ranging from 2016 to 2020		77,836		80,305
Total debt and capital and financing lease obligations		6,130,894		6,122,413
Less current portion		265,376		235,604
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations	$	5,865,518	$	5,886,809