Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long term debt and capital lease obligations

The current and non-current portions of long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Current		Non-Current		Current		Non-Current
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028	$	—	$	5,334	$	48,081	$	—
7.875% Senior Notes due 2021	—		300,000		—		—
Capital lease obligations	3,868		1,038		7,902		3,460
	$	3,868	$	306,372	$	55,983	$	3,460

Interest expenses incurred for various debt instruments

Interest expense is made up of the following (in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028	$	43		$	395		$	423		$	1,186
7.875% Senior Notes due 2021	5,906			—			15,947			—
Revolving Credit Facility	176			85			434			85
Kensington Term Facility (terminated in 2012)	—			459			—			2,339
Capital lease obligations	89			219			355			827
Other debt obligations	18			351			287			583
Accretion of Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation	4,023			4,384			12,192			15,047
Amortization of debt issuance costs	540			1,331			1,604			1,838
Accretion of debt discount	—			639			576			1,879
Capitalized interest	(1,133		)	(512		)	(1,494		)	(2,206		)
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest	$	9,662		$	7,351		$	30,324		$	21,578