DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Convertible senior notes	$	150,000	$	150,000
Term loan credit agreement		213,538		234,923
Industrial revenue bond		1,884		2,119
	$	365,422	$	387,042
Less: unamortized discount		(22,063)		(24,907)
Less: current portion		(3,255)		(3,245)
	$	340,104	$	358,890

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,
	2014		2013
Principal amount of the Notes outstanding	$	150,000	$	150,000
Unamortized discount of liability component		(17,420)		(19,372)
Net carrying amount of liability component		132,580		130,628
Less: current portion		-		-
Long-term debt	$	132,580	$	130,628
Carrying value of equity component, net of issuance costs	$	20,993	$	20,993
Remaining amortization period of discount on the liability component		3.8 years		4.3 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 Notes for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2014 were as follow (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Contractual coupon interest expense	$	1,266	$	1,266	$	2,531	$	2,531
Accretion of discount on the liability component	$	985	$	919	$	1,953	$	1,823