Interest and Debt Expense

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract]

Interest And Debt Expense

Interest and Debt Expense

The following table sets forth the details of interest and debt expense:

(Amounts in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Interest expense(1)	$	117,647		$	94,788
Capitalized interest and debt expense	(23,325		)	(14,726		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	8,141			8,104
	$	102,463		$	88,166

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(1)

Includes $22,540 debt prepayment costs in connection with the redemption of $400,000 5.00% senior unsecured notes which were scheduled to mature in January 2022.