Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Components of long term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Credit Facility:
Term loans	$	5,949,383		$	5,999,337
Revolving credit loans		30,000			—
8 7/ 8% Senior Notes due 2015		1,777,617			2,784,331
8% Senior Notes due 2019		1,000,000			—
Capital lease obligations (see Note 9)		48,361			51,731
Other		41,143			36,122
Total debt		8,846,504			8,871,521
Less current maturities		(63,706	)		(63,139	)
Total long-term debt	$	8,782,798		$	8,808,382

Principal payment schedule for Term Loans

The term loans are scheduled to be paid with principal payments for future years as follows (in thousands):

Year	Amount
2012	$	49,874
2013		49,874
2014		4,413,385
2015		15,000
2016		15,000
Thereafter		1,406,250
Total	$	5,949,383

Redemption Price of 8.875 % Senior Notes in Long Term Debt

Period	Redemption Price
2012		102.219	%
2013 and thereafter		100.000	%

Redemption Price of 8 % Senior Notes in Long Term Debt

Period	Redemption Price
2015		104.000	%
2016		102.000	%
2017 and thereafter		100.000	%

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding, including capital lease

As of December 31, 2011, the scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding, including capital lease obligations for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

Year	Amount
2012	$	63,706
2013		87,993
2014		4,417,745
2015		1,796,304
2016		18,644
Thereafter		2,462,112
Total	$	8,846,504