Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Components of Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

The components of interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Interest expense on debt obligations	$	404,644	$	404,815	$	384,525
Amortization of deferred financing costs	15,086		15,397		26,953
Amortization of discounts on long-term debt	16,090		14,481		12,219
Amortization of interest rate swaps	71,707		54,169		18,818
Other, net of capitalized interest	60		1,407		3,367
Total	$	507,587	$	490,269	$	445,882

Reconciliation of the Numerators and Denominators of the Basic and Diluted Per Share Computations

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations is as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC stockholders	$	171,077		$	(310,940	)	$	(114,332	)
Dividends on preferred stock and losses on purchases of preferred stock	(22,940		)	(20,806		)	(20,806		)
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC common stockholders after deduction of dividends on preferred stock and losses on purchases of preferred stock	$	148,137		$	(331,746	)	$	(135,138	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic weighted-average number of common stock outstanding	283,821			286,764			286,622
Effect of assumed dilution from potential common shares relating to stock options and restricted stock awards	2,126			—			—
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	285,947			286,764			286,622
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC common stockholders, after deduction of dividends on preferred stock, per common share:
Basic	$	0.52		$	(1.16	)	$	(0.47	)
Diluted	$	0.52		$	(1.16	)	$	(0.47	)