Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

A summary of facility lease expense and the impact of straight-line adjustment and amortization of (above) below market rents and deferred gains are as follows (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Cash basis payment	$	330,207		$	278,504		$	281,729
Straight-line expense		1,439			2,597			6,668
Amortization of (above) below market rents, net		(3,444	)		—			—
Amortization of deferred gain		(4,372	)		(4,372	)		(4,372	)
Facility lease expense	$	323,830		$	276,729		$	284,025

Future minimum operating lease payments

The aggregate amounts of future minimum operating lease payments, including community and office leases, as of December 31, 2014, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2015	$	395,990
2016		396,011
2017		381,722
2018		366,040
2019		348,111
Thereafter		1,239,651
Total	$	3,127,525

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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