DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
Convertible senior notes	$	150,000	$	150,000
Term loan credit facility		277,000		297,750
Industrial revenue bond		2,349		2,500
	$	429,349	$	450,250
Less: unamortized discount		(28,255)		(30,020)
Less: current portion		(3,923)		(3,381)
	$	397,171	$	416,849

Equity and Liability Components of Notes

The following table summarizes information about the equity and liability components of the Notes (dollars in thousands). The fair value of the notes outstanding were measured based on quoted market prices.

	June 30,		December 31,
	2013		2013
Principal amount of convertible notes outstanding	$	150,000	$	150,000
Unamortized discount of liability component		(21,259)		(23,082)
Net carrying amount of liability component		128,741		126,918
Less: current portion		-		-
Long-term debt	$	128,741	$	126,918
Carrying value of equity component, net of issuance costs	$	20,993	$	20,993
Remaining amortization period of discount on the liability component		4.8 years		5.3 years

Contractual Coupon Interest Expense and Accretion Of Discount On Liability

Contractual coupon interest expense and accretion of discount on the liability component for the Note for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 were as follow (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013		Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Contractual coupon interest expense	$	1,266	$	2,531
Accretion of discount on the liability component	$	919	$	1,823