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Amended facility, overall maximum borrowing capacity						$ 1,970,000
Amended facility, maximum borrowing capacity, term loans						1,520,000
Number of revolving credit facilities																				1		2
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					750,000	450,000								475,000					25,000		185,850
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		700,000		700,000											1,700,000	1,375,000										3,075									1,375,000
Original issue discount										7,325	6,875
Payments of financing costs	67,370
Debt modification and extinguishment costs	40,395		0																																	34,638
Deferred debt issuance costs	5,757											5,757
Deferred debt issuance costs	5,757											5,757
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	92,794
Term loan facility increase, maximum	750,000
Term loan facility increase, maximum ratio	1,250,000
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate																							0.50%	1.00%				1.00%	2.00%	1.50%	2.50%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.50%												7.75%				0.75%	1.75%							0.75%								4.50%	7.375%
Derivative, notional amount								447,808	632,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate								1.197%
Payment of fees associated with issuance of senior notes	16,257		0																								32,732					16,257
Gross proceeds from issuance of long-term debt							600,000
Maximum redemption percentage																																		35.00%
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 100,000
Debt instrument, yield to maturity													7.80%
Derivative agreement term								3 years