Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Carrying And Principal Values Of Debt

		As of						As of
		March 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Maturity Date	Principal Balance		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Principal Balance		Fair Value		Carrying Value
5.625% Senior Notes	Oct. 1, 2019	$	500,000	$	526,250	$	500,000	$	500,000	$	511,250	$	500,000
5.750% Senior Notes	July 15, 2020		800,000		839,000		800,000		800,000		816,000		800,000
4.875% Senior Notes	July 15, 2022		750,000		731,250		744,311		750,000		721,875		744,150
2010 Tower Securities	April 17, 2017		550,000		573,359		550,000		550,000		576,901		550,000
2012 Tower Securities	Dec. 15, 2017		610,000		620,547		610,000		610,000		620,175		610,000
2013-1C Tower Securities	April 17, 2018		425,000		424,681		425,000		425,000		420,776		425,000
2013-2C Tower Securities	April 17, 2023		575,000		593,941		575,000		575,000		584,344		575,000
2013-1D Tower Securities	April 17, 2018		330,000		329,987		330,000		330,000		330,551		330,000
2014-1C Tower Securities	Oct. 15, 2019		920,000		933,349		920,000		920,000		920,515		920,000
2014-2C Tower Securities	Oct. 15, 2024		620,000		646,034		620,000		620,000		629,474		620,000
Revolving Credit Facility	Feb. 5, 2020		235,000		235,000		235,000		125,000		125,000		125,000
2012-1 Term Loan	May 9, 2017		168,750		168,539		168,750		172,500		171,422		172,500
2014 Term Loan	Mar. 24, 2021		1,488,750		1,481,306		1,485,518		1,492,500		1,458,919		1,489,149
Total debt		$	7,972,500	$	8,103,243	$	7,963,579	$	7,870,000	$	7,887,202	$	7,860,799
Less: current maturities of long-term debt							(33,750)						(32,500)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities						$	7,929,829					$	7,828,299

Schedule Of Cash And Non-Cash Interest Expense

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash
	Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest
	(in thousands)
4.0% Convertible Senior Notes	$	—	$	—	$	4,998	$	10,202
8.25% Senior Notes		—		—		5,027		48
5.625% Senior Notes		7,031		—		7,031		—
5.75% Senior Notes		11,500		—		11,500		—
4.875% Senior Notes		9,141		161		—		—
2010 Tower Securities		7,058		—		14,345		—
2012 Tower Securities		4,531		—		4,521		—
2013 Tower Securities		10,804		—		10,804		—
2014 Tower Securities		12,785		—		—		—
Revolving Credit Facility		1,571		—		1,332		—
2011 Term Loan		—		—		696		7
2012-1 Term Loan		1,153		—		1,000		—
2012-2 Term Loan		—		—		424		4
2014 Term Loan		12,125		119		4,130		43
Other		(45)		—		219		—
Total	$	77,654	$	280	$	66,027	$	10,304