General Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Total Interest Cost to Interest Expense

A reconciliation of our total interest cost to “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized” as reported in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Total interest cost, including amortization of debt issuance costs	$	28,590		$	27,016		$	83,440		$	83,888
Capitalized interest		(28	)		(7,984	)		(31	)		(15,184	)
Total interest expense as reported	$	28,562		$	19,032		$	83,409		$	68,704

Retrospective Effect of Adoption that Impacted on Balance Sheets

The impact to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:

	Retained Earnings			Additional Paid-in Capital
	(In thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2017 before adoption	$	1,946,765		$	2,004,514
Adjustment for making election to account for forfeitures as they occur		(634	)		634
Balance as of January 1, 2017 after adoption	$	1,946,131		$	2,005,148