Long-term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt

Long-term debt is as follows: 

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Unsecured term loan A	$	240,000		$	300,000
Unsecured term loan A-1	825,000			825,000
Unsecured $700 million revolver	—			165,000
$550 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2018	550,000			550,000
$1,000 million 4.875% senior unsecured notes due November 2020	1,000,000			1,000,000
$400 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2021	400,000			400,000
$500 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2023	500,000			500,000
$975 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2026	975,000			975,000
Capital lease	1,258			1,341
Total long-term debt	4,491,258			4,716,341
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(41,606		)	(51,376		)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	4,449,652		$	4,664,965

Schedule of future minimum repayments of long-term debt

The following is a schedule of future minimum repayments of long-term debt as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands): 

Within one year	$	116
2-3 years	790,249
4-5 years	2,225,274
Over 5 years	1,475,619
Total minimum payments	$	4,491,258