Interest Expense (Income)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Interest Revenue (Expense), Net [Abstract]

Interest Expense (Income)

18. Interest Expense (Income)

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

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Interest expense	$	181,179		$	177,543		$	174,142
Interest income		(11,935	)		(4,012	)		(4,886	)
Interest expense, net	$	169,244		$	173,531		$	169,256

Interest paid was $183.4 million in 2016 ($180.0 million in 2015 and $180.5 million in 2014).