Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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 long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

	Effective Interest Rate	As of
		September 30, 2018					December 31, 2017
		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		$	1,011,958	$	990,000		$	1,042,609
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	5.320%	750,000			736,590		750,000			769,305
Senior Unsecured Notes:
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021	8.062%	900,000			974,088		900,000			992,745
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026	6.688%	750,000			730,778		750,000			791,865
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(18,947		)	—		(24,857		)	—
Subtotal		3,371,053			$	3,453,414	3,365,143			$	3,596,524
Capital lease obligations		241,854					269,701
Total debt and capital lease obligations		3,612,907					3,634,844
Less: Current portion		(1,030,088		)			(40,631		)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net		$	2,582,819				$	3,594,213