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Loans Payable and Other Borrowings (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Loans Payable and Other Borrowings [Abstract] |
Loans payable and other borrowings | Loans payable and other borrowings consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | At December 31, 2014 |  | At December 31, 2013
Other borrowings, real estate note payable (1) |  | $ | 30,722 |  |  | $ | 15,993 |
$400 million unsecured revolving credit facility, maturing June 2018, with interest approximating LIBOR (approximately 0.1695% at December 31, 2014) plus 2.25% or Prime (3.25% at December 31, 2014) plus 1.25% |  | — |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 30,722 |  |  | $ | 15,993 |
(1) Reflects balance of non-recourse notes payable in connection with land purchases, with interest rates ranging from 0% to 6%. Senior and convertible senior notes consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | At December 31, 2014 |  | At December 31, 2013
4.50% senior notes due 2018 |  | $ | 175,000 |  |  | $ | 175,000 |
7.15% senior notes due 2020. At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 there was approximately $2,986 and $3,555 in net unamortized premium, respectively |  | 302,986 |  |  | 303,555 |
7.00% senior notes due 2022 |  | 300,000 |  |  | 300,000 |
1.875% convertible senior notes due 2032 |  | 126,500 |  |  | 126,500 |
Total |  | $ | 904,486 |  |  | $ | 905,055 |

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