Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

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

	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Mortgage notes payable due 2017 through 2047; weighted average interest rate of 4.63% for the six months ended June 30, 2017, less debt discount and deferred financing costs of $7.8 million and $4.5 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively (weighted average interest rate of 4.50% in 2016)	$	3,206,593	$	3,184,229
Capital and financing lease obligations payable through 2032; weighted average interest rate of 7.96% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 (weighted average interest rate of 8.08% in 2016)	1,591,264		2,485,520
Convertible notes payable in aggregate principal amount of $316.3 million, less debt discount and deferred financing costs of $13.7 million and $20.9 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, interest at 2.75% per annum, due June 15, 2018	302,501		295,397
Construction financing (weighted average interest rate of 8.00% in 2016)	—		3,644
Notes payable issued to finance insurance premiums, weighted average interest rate of 2.94% for the six months ended June 30, 2017, due 2017	10,828		—
Other notes payable, weighted average interest rate of 5.80% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 (weighted average interest rate of 5.33% in 2016) and maturity dates ranging from 2018 to 2021	77,886		76,377
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations	5,189,072		6,045,167
Less current portion	615,404		215,255
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	$	4,573,668	$	5,829,912