Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment and Leasehold Intangibles, Net [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, net property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, which include assets under capital and financing leases, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Land	$	475,485		$	302,444
Buildings and improvements		5,017,991			3,508,693
Leasehold improvements		56,515			59,948
Furniture and equipment		735,837			623,352
Resident and leasehold operating intangibles		852,746			435,012
Construction in progress		99,408			88,309
Assets under capital and financing leases		3,057,516			699,973
		10,295,498			5,717,731
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,905,993	)		(1,822,256	)
Property, plant and equipment and leasehold intangibles, net	$	8,389,505		$	3,895,475

Resident and Leasehold Operating Intangibles, Future Amortization Expense

Future amortization expense for resident and leasehold operating intangibles is estimated to be as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Future Amortization
2015	$	264,051
2016		23,121
2017		16,742
2018		9,624
2019		5,819
Thereafter		18,858
Total	$	338,215