(in thousands, except share amounts) As of December 31,		1998		1997
	ASSETS
	Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	172,921	$	110,793
	Trade and other receivables, net		36,532		22,628
	Inventories		31,834		37,274
	Prepaid expenses		45,044		40,450
	Total current assets		286,331		211,145
	Property and Equipment–at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization		5,073,008		4,785,291
	Goodwill–less accumulated amortization of $107,365 and $96,952, respectively		309,801		320,214
	Other Assets		16,936		23,098
		$	5,686,076	$	5,339,748
	LIABILITIES
	Current Liabilities
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	127,919	$	141,013
	Accounts payable		115,833		108,474
	Accrued liabilities		243,477		210,454
	Customer deposits		402,926		429,403
	Total current liabilities		890,155		889,344
	Long-Term Debt		2,341,163		2,431,683
	Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)
	SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Preferred stock $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;         cumulative convertible preferred shares issued and outstanding,         3,450,000 shares stated at liquidation value)		172,500		172,500
	Common stock ($.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized        168,945,222 and 162,128,974 shares issued)		1,690		1,621
	Paid-in capital		1,361,796		1,188,304
	Retained earnings		923,691		660,655
	Treasury stock (354,492 and 314,148 common shares at cost)		(4,919)		(4,359)
	Total shareholders’ equity		2,454,758		2,018,721
		$	5,686,076	$	5,339,748
	The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.