Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

A summary of facility lease expense and the impact of straight-line adjustment and amortization of (above) below market rents and deferred gains are as follows (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Cash basis payment	$	384,104		$	372,148		$	330,207
Straight-line (income) expense		767			6,956			1,439
Amortization of (above) below market rents, net		(6,864	)		(7,158	)		(3,444	)
Amortization of deferred gain		(4,372	)		(4,372	)		(4,372	)
Facility lease expense	$	373,635		$	367,574		$	323,830

Future minimum operating lease payments

The aggregate amounts of future minimum operating lease payments, including community and office leases, as of December 31, 2016 (prior to giving effect to the transactions with HCP and Blackstone pending as of December 31, 2016), are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2017	$	387,521
2018		377,521
2019		359,282
2020		317,654
2021		279,040
Thereafter		1,222,392
Total	$	2,943,410

As of December 31, 2016, the Company is in compliance with the financial covenants of its long-term leases.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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