Interest Expense (Income)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Interest Revenue (Expense), Net [Abstract]

Interest Expense (Income)

19. Interest Expense (Income)

The components of net interest expense are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Interest expense	$	177,543		$	174,142		$	151,986
Interest income		(4,012	)		(4,886	)		(5,091	)
Interest expense, net	$	173,531		$	169,256		$	146,895

Interest paid was $180.0 million in 2015 ($180.5 million in 2014 and $141.2 million in 2013).