Interest and Debt Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract]

Interest And Debt Expense

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

(Amounts in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Interest expense(1)	$	72,345		$	98,841		$	266,597		$	290,006
Capitalized interest and debt expense	(16,047		)	(18,238		)	(59,184		)	(49,718		)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	5,150			8,348			19,527			24,486
	$	61,448		$	88,951		$	226,940		$	264,774

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(1)

The nine months ended September 30, 2019 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.