Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest	$	309,111		$	489,453		$	451,615
Income taxes paid	10,045			13,727			6,959
Capitalized interest	16,937			11,108			8,798
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued construction costs	67,425			49,999			52,511
Non-cash impact of QCP Spin-Off, net	—			3,539,584			—
Securities transferred for debt defeasance	—			73,278			—
Settlement of loans receivable as consideration for real estate acquisition	—			—			299,297
Vesting of restricted stock units and conversion of non-managing member units into common stock	2,908			6,622			3,388
Noncontrolling interest and other liabilities, net assumed in connection with the RIDEA III acquisition	—			—			61,219
Deconsolidation of noncontrolling interest in connection with RIDEA II transaction	58,061			—			—
Noncontrolling interest issued in connection with real estate and other acquisitions	—			—			10,971
Mortgages and other liabilities assumed with real estate acquisitions	5,425			82,985			23,218
Foreign currency translation adjustment	15,862			(3,332		)	(8,738		)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, net	(10,315		)	3,171			1,889

See discussions related to the Brookdale Transaction in Note 3 and the Spin-Off in Note 5.

The following table summarizes cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2017		2016
Cash and cash equivalents	$	55,306	$	94,730
Restricted cash	26,897		42,260
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	82,203	$	136,990