FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures Abstract

Schedule of recurring fair value measurements

	Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date
	September 30,		December 31,
Description	2017		2016
	(amounts in thousands)
Liabilities
Deferred compensation - Level 1 (1)	$	12,097	$	10,875

Schedule Of Carrying Value Of Financial Instruments

	September 30,				December 31,
	2017				2016
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
	(amounts in thousands)
Term B Loan (1)	$	458,000	$	459,718	$	480,000	$	487,200
Revolver (2)	$	22,500	$	22,500	$	-	$	-
Other debt (3)	$	74			$	87

Schedule of Cost Method Investments Table Text Block

	Cost-Method Investments
	Carrying Amount
	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
		(amounts in thousands)
Investment balance before cumulative
other than temporary impairment as of January 1,	$	255	$	255
Accumulated other than temporary impairment as of January 1,		-		-
Investment beginning balance after cumulative
other than temporary impairment as of January 1,		255		255
Acquisition of interest in a privately held company		9,700		-
Ending period balance	$	9,955	$	255