Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt [Abstract]

Carrying And Principal Values Of Debt

		As of						As of
		September 30, 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	$	515,625	$	500,000	$	500,000	$	511,250	$	500,000
5.750% Senior Notes	July 15, 2020		800,000		821,000		800,000		800,000		816,000		800,000
4.875% Senior Notes	July 15, 2022		750,000		733,125		744,639		750,000		721,875		744,150
2010-2C Tower Securities	April 11, 2017		550,000		563,552		550,000		550,000		576,901		550,000
2012-1C Tower Securities	Dec. 11, 2017		610,000		615,435		610,000		610,000		620,175		610,000
2013-1C Tower Securities	April 10, 2018		425,000		422,722		425,000		425,000		420,776		425,000
2013-2C Tower Securities	April 11, 2023		575,000		582,803		575,000		575,000		584,344		575,000
2013-1D Tower Securities	April 10, 2018		330,000		336,059		330,000		330,000		330,551		330,000
2014-1C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2019		920,000		923,358		920,000		920,000		920,515		920,000
2014-2C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2024		620,000		626,913		620,000		620,000		629,474		620,000
Revolving Credit Facility	Feb. 5, 2020		280,000		280,000		280,000		125,000		125,000		125,000
2012-1 Term Loan	May 9, 2017		160,000		159,800		160,000		172,500		171,422		172,500
2014 Term Loan	Mar. 24, 2021		1,481,250		1,466,438		1,478,265		1,492,500		1,458,919		1,489,149
2015 Term Loan	June 10, 2022		498,750		491,269		493,946		—		—		—
Total debt		$	8,500,000	$	8,538,099	$	8,486,850	$	7,870,000	$	7,887,202	$	7,860,799
Less: current maturities of long-term debt							(40,000)						(32,500)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities						$	8,446,850					$	7,828,299

Schedule Of Cash And Non-Cash Interest Expense

	For the three months ended September 30,								For the nine months ended September 30,
	2015				2014				2015				2014
	Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash
	Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest
	(in thousands)
4.0% Convertible Senior Notes	$	—	$	—	$	3,675	$	7,934		—		—		12,520		26,266
8.25% Senior Notes		—		—		2,458		24		—		—		12,513		121
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		165		9,141		157		27,422		488		9,141		157
2010 Tower Securities		7,058		—		14,346		—		21,173		—		43,036		—
2012 Tower Securities		4,525		—		4,521		—		13,588		—		13,564		—
2013 Tower Securities		10,804		—		10,804		—		32,413		—		32,413		—
2014 Tower Securities		12,785		—		—		—		38,354		—		—		—
Revolving Credit Facility		1,378		—		1,007		—		4,714		—		3,279		—
2011 Term Loan		—		—		—		—		—		—		696		7
2012-1 Term Loan		1,135		—		1,222		—		3,384		—		3,336		—
2012-2 Term Loan		—		—		—		—		—		—		424		4
2014 Term Loan		12,333		125		12,458		121		36,690		366		28,911		277
2015 Term Loan		4,153		159		—		—		5,101		197		—		—
Other		34		—		7		—		6		—		268		—
Total	$	81,877	$	449	$	78,170	$	8,236	$	238,439	$	1,051	$	215,695	$	26,832