DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Convertible senior notes	$	150,000	$	150,000
Term loan credit agreement		192,845		234,923
Industrial revenue bond		1,765		2,119
	$	344,610	$	387,042
Less: unamortized discount		(20,431)		(24,907)
Less: current portion		(490)		(3,245)
	$	323,689	$	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 was measured based on quoted market prices.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Principal amount of the Notes outstanding	$	150,000	$	150,000
Unamortized discount of liability component		(16,418)		(19,372)
Net carrying amount of liability component		133,582		130,628
Less: current portion		-		-
Long-term debt	$	133,582	$	130,628
Carrying value of equity component, net of issuance costs	$	20,993	$	20,993
Remaining amortization period of discount on the liability component		3.6 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 nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 were as follow (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Contractual coupon interest expense	$	1,266	$	1,266	$	3,797	$	3,797
Accretion of discount on the liability component	$	1,002	$	935	$	2,954	$	2,759