PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property and equipment, at cost, consists of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2012			2011
Land and improvements	$	122,258		$	119,171
Buildings and improvements		3,036,018			2,958,044
Equipment and software		318,314			301,786
Office furniture and fixtures		30,805			30,251
Construction in progress		60,572			99,408

		3,567,967			3,508,660
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(999,176	)		(899,920	)

	$	2,568,791		$	2,608,740

Schedule Of Future Minimum Lease Payments

Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2012 under these operating leases are as follows:


2013	$	4,919
2014		4,929
2015		3,547
2016		825
2017		825
Thereafter		7,425

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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