DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Schedule Of Debt Outstanding

Debt outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 consists of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
$900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility, principal due at maturity in July 2020; interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The weighted average rate at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 2.0% and 1.9%, respectively.	$	418,000		$	439,000
Term Loan, scheduled principal payments through maturity in July 2020; interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The rate at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 2.0%. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $0.4 million and $0.6 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.		96,250			100,000
4.625% Senior Notes, principal due at maturity in May 2023; interest payable semi-annually in May and November at 4.625%. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $4.1 million and $4.5 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.		350,000			350,000
4.125% Senior Notes, principal due at maturity in April 2020; interest payable semi-annually in April and October at 4.125%. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $2.9 million and $3.5 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.		325,000			325,000
5.0% Senior Notes, principal due at maturity in October 2022; interest payable semi-annually in April and October at 5.0%. Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $2.9 million and $3.3 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.		250,000			250,000
Total debt		1,439,250			1,464,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(10,345	)		(11,923	)
Current portion of long-term debt		(8,750	)		(5,000	)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,420,155		$	1,447,077

Schedule of Principal Payments

Debt Maturities. Scheduled principal payments as of September 30, 2016 for the remainder of 2016, the next four years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):

2016 (remainder)	$	1,250
2017		10,000
2018		10,000
2019		15,000
2020		803,000
Thereafter		600,000
Total debt	$	1,439,250