Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

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

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Mortgage notes payable due 2017 through 2047; weighted average interest rate of 4.58% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, less debt discount and deferred financing costs of $15.6 million and $4.5 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively (weighted average interest rate of 4.50% in 2016)	$	3,550,927	$	3,184,229
Capital and financing lease obligations payable through 2032; weighted average interest rate of 7.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (weighted average interest rate of 8.08% in 2016)	1,577,589		2,485,520
Convertible notes payable in aggregate principal amount of $316.3 million, less debt discount and deferred financing costs of $10.1 million and $20.9 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, interest at 2.75% per annum, due June 15, 2018	306,145		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 nine months ended September 30, 2017, due 2017	4,347		—
Other notes payable, weighted average interest rate of 5.80% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (weighted average interest rate of 5.33% in 2016) and maturity dates ranging from 2018 to 2021	76,359		76,377
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations	5,515,367		6,045,167
Less current portion	646,504		215,255
Total long-term debt and capital and financing lease obligations, less current portion	$	4,868,863	$	5,829,912