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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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
		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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