LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

LONG-TERM DEBT.

Schedule of long-term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Total debt	$	3,211,220	$	3,259,721
Less debt issuance costs		(21,818)		(22,255)
Less debt discounts		(10,518)		(10,569)
Plus debt premiums		20,219		20,711
Total debt adjusted for discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs		3,199,103		3,247,608
Less current maturities		(77,101)		(107,903)
Long-term debt	$	3,122,002	$	3,139,705

Schedule of interest rate swap contracts

The terms of the interest rate swap contracts are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Notional		Fixed			Benchmark Interest		Effective		Maturity
	Amount		Rate (1)			Rate (2)		Date		Date
Interest rate swap - April 2016	$	90,000		2.355	%		30 year - LIBOR		April 2019		April 2049
Interest rate swap - June 2016		80,000		2.304			30 year - LIBOR		June 2019		June 2049
	$	170,000

(1) We will pay.

We will receive.