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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies |
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Current Leases | The following table details the future minimum lease payments under the Company's current leases (dollars in thousands):
|  | Payments due by period |
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|  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | Thereafter |
Operating Lease Obligations |  | $ | 17,996 |  | $ | 18,443 |  | $ | 18,390 |  | $ | 18,182 |  | $ | 17,668 |  | $ | 1,178,392 |
Capital Lease Obligations(1) |  | $ | 2,427 |  | $ | 2,667 |  | $ | 1,954 |  | $ | 19,154 |  | $ | 921 |  | $ | 43,366 |
|  | $ | 20,423 |  | $ | 21,110 |  | $ | 20,344 |  | $ | 37,336 |  | $ | 18,589 |  | $ | 1,221,758 |
(1) Aggregate capital lease payments include $35,728 in interest costs.

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