Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt [Abstract]

Carrying And Principal Values Of Debt

	Maturity	As of				As of
	Date	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Principal Balance		Carrying Value		Principal Balance		Carrying Value
4.000% Convertible Senior Notes	Oct. 1, 2014	$	367,068	$	367,068	$	499,944	$	468,394
8.250% Senior Notes	Aug. 15, 2019		—		—		243,750		242,387
5.625% Senior Notes	Oct. 1, 2019		500,000		500,000		500,000		500,000
5.750% Senior Notes	July 15, 2020		800,000		800,000		800,000		800,000
4.875% Senior Notes	July 15, 2022		750,000		743,992		—		—
4.254% 2010-1 Tower Securities	April 15, 2015		680,000		680,000		680,000		680,000
5.101% 2010-2 Tower Securities	April 17, 2017		550,000		550,000		550,000		550,000
2.933% 2012-1 Tower Securities	Dec. 15, 2017		610,000		610,000		610,000		610,000
2.240% 2013-1C Tower Securities	April 16, 2018		425,000		425,000		425,000		425,000
3.722% 2013-2C Tower Securities	April 17, 2023		575,000		575,000		575,000		575,000
3.598% 2013-1D Tower Securities	April 16, 2018		330,000		330,000		330,000		330,000
Revolving Credit Facility	May 9, 2017		300,000		300,000		215,000		215,000
2011 Term Loan	June 30, 2018		—		—		180,529		180,234
2012-1 Term Loan	May 9, 2017		176,250		176,250		185,000		185,000
2012-2 Term Loan	Sept. 28, 2019		—		—		109,971		109,745
2014 Term Loan	Mar. 24, 2021		1,496,250		1,492,778		—		—
BNDES Loans	various		—		—		5,847		5,847
Total debt		$	7,559,568	$	7,550,088	$	5,910,041	$	5,876,607
Less: current maturities of long-term debt					(1,078,318)				(481,886)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities				$	6,471,770			$	5,394,721

Schedule Of Cash And Non-Cash Interest Expense

	For the three months ended September 30,								For the nine months ended September 30,
	2014				2013				2014				2013
	Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash
	Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest
	(in thousands)
1.875% Convertible Senior Notes	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,670	$	10,434
4.0% Convertible Senior Notes		3,675		7,934		4,999		9,570		12,520		26,266		14,999		28,446
8.25% Senior Notes		2,458		24		5,027		46		12,513		121		15,082		135
5.625% Senior Notes		7,031		—		7,031		—		21,094		—		21,094		—
5.75% Senior Notes		11,500		—		11,500		—		34,500		—		34,500		—
4.875% Senior Notes		9,141		157		—		—		9,141		157		—		—
2010 Secured Tower Rev Securities		14,346		—		14,349		—		43,036		—		43,037		—
2012 Secured Tower Rev Securities		4,521		—		4,521		—		13,564		—		13,564		—
2013 Secured Tower Rev Securities		10,804		—		10,804		—		32,413		—		19,588		—
Revolving Credit Facility		1,007		—		856		—		3,279		—		3,338		—
2011 Term Loan		—		—		1,730		16		696		7		8,802		85
2012-1 Term Loan		1,222		—		1,123		—		3,336		—		3,516		—
2012-2 Term Loan		—		—		1,054		10		424		4		5,362		51
2014 Term Loan		12,458		121		—		—		28,911		277		—		—
Other		7		—		(7)		—		268		—		17		—
Total	$	78,170	$	8,236	$	62,987	$	9,642	$	215,695	$	26,832	$	185,569	$	39,151