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Related-Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions

9. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2016, approximately $73,000 aggregate principal amount of Term B-2 Loans and $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Term B-3 Loans were owned by affiliates of Blackstone.  As of December 31, 2015, approximately $77,000 aggregate principal amount of Term B-2 Loans and $9,000 aggregate principal amount of Term B-3 Loans were owned by affiliates of Blackstone.  The Company makes voluntary principal repayments as well as periodic principal and interest payments on such debt in accordance with its terms.

Dividend Payments

On January 5 and February 22, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share to all common stockholders of record at the close of business on January 15 and March 14, 2016, respectively. In connection with these dividend declarations, certain affiliates of Blackstone were paid dividends in the amount of $4,095 on both January 22 and April 1, 2016 (see Note 12–Stockholders’ Equity).