PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Land and land improvements	$	242,456		$	242,418
Buildings		2,305,983			2,300,499
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		593,622			576,209
Construction-in-progress		20,103			25,844
		3,162,164			3,144,970
Accumulated depreciation		(1,104,237	)		(1,076,973	)
Property and equipment, net	$	2,057,927		$	2,067,997