Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]

Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of the entity's debt

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of our debt:

	Effective Interest Rate	As of
		September 30, 2017					December 31, 2016
		Carrying Amount			Fair Value		Carrying Amount			Fair Value
		(In thousands)
Senior Secured Notes:
6 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2019	6.959%	$	990,000		$	1,056,825	$	990,000		$	1,084,050
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	5.320%	750,000			783,038		750,000			739,688
Senior Unsecured Notes:
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021	8.062%	900,000			1,023,408		900,000			990,189
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026	6.688%	750,000			806,910		750,000			760,245
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(26,756		)	—		(31,821		)	—
Subtotal		3,363,244			$	3,670,181	3,358,179			$	3,574,172
Capital lease obligations		280,878					297,268
Total debt and capital lease obligations		3,644,122					3,655,447
Less: Current portion		(38,407		)			(32,984		)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs		$	3,605,715				$	3,622,463