PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is recorded at cost and summarized as follows (in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Land and land improvements	$	244,065		$	242,418
Buildings		2,315,009			2,300,499
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		596,735			576,209
Construction-in-progress		21,544			25,844
		3,177,353			3,144,970
Accumulated depreciation		(1,129,391	)		(1,076,973	)
Property and equipment, net	$	2,047,962		$	2,067,997