CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Deferred financing costs, accumulated amortization (in dollars)	$ 19,405	$ 13,922
Preference shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preference shares, authorized shares	200,000,000	200,000,000
Preference shares, issued shares	0	0
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares, authorized shares	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common shares, issued shares	391,867,410	391,423,703
Treasury stock, shares	4,041,831	2,731,941