Interest and Debt Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

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,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Interest expense(1)	$	61,793	$	72,345	$	191,973	$	266,597
Capitalized interest and debt expense	(9,328)		(16,047)		(30,829)		(59,184)
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,906		5,150		13,474		19,527
	$	57,371	$	61,448	$	174,618	$	226,940

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(1)The nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $22,540 of debt prepayment costs in connection with the redemption of $400,000 5.00% senior unsecured notes which were scheduled to mature in January 2022.