Notes and Other Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Long Term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Notes and Other Debt

All debt, including the senior secured credit facility and notes described below, are obligations of the Operating Partnership and certain of its subsidiaries as discussed below.  The Company is, however, a guarantor of such debt.

Notes and other debt is as follows:

(Thousands)	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Principal amount	$	4,641,617		$	4,626,887
Less unamortized discount, premium and debt issuance costs		(138,155	)		(144,190	)
Notes and other debt less unamortized discount, premium and debt issuance costs	$	4,503,462		$	4,482,697

Notes and other debt at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
(Thousands)	Principal		Unamortized Discount, Premium and Debt Issuance Costs			Principal		Unamortized Discount, Premium and Debt Issuance Costs
Senior secured term loan B - variable rate, due October 24, 2022 (discount is based on imputed interest rate of 5.66%)	$	2,081,617		(82,998	)	$	2,086,887	$	(87,140	)
Senior secured notes - 6.00%, due April 15, 2023 (discount is based on imputed interest rate of 6.29%)		550,000		(8,168	)		550,000		(8,508	)
Senior unsecured notes - 8.25%, due October 15, 2023 (discount is based on imputed interest rate of 9.06%)		1,110,000		(39,122	)		1,110,000		(40,467	)
Senior unsecured notes - 7.125% due December 15, 2024		600,000		(7,867	)		600,000		(8,075	)
Senior secured revolving credit facility, variable rate, due April 24, 2020		300,000		-			280,000		-
Total	$	4,641,617	$	(138,155	)	$	4,626,887	$	(144,190	)