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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases and Capital Leases | Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases and capital leases are as follows:
|  | Operating leases |  |  | Capital leases |
2014 |  | $ | 360,457 |  |  | $ | 15,051 |
2015 |  |  | 339,667 |  |  |  | 14,902 |
2016 |  |  | 314,322 |  |  |  | 15,060 |
2017 |  |  | 283,783 |  |  |  | 15,205 |
2018 |  |  | 242,532 |  |  |  | 15,610 |
Thereafter |  |  | 818,343 |  |  |  | 145,670 |
|  | $ | 2,359,104 |  |  |  | 221,498 |
Less portion representing interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (68,747 | )
Total capital lease obligations, including current portion |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 152,751 |

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