DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Convertible senior notes	$	95,835	$	131,000
Term loan credit agreement		189,952		191,399
Other debt		763		1,149
	$	286,550	$	323,548
Less: unamortized discount and fees		(6,061)		(11,052)
Less: current portion		(2,462)		(37,611)
	$	278,027	$	274,885

Equity and Liability Components of Notes

The following table summarizes information about the equity and liability components of the Notes (dollars in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Principal amount of the Notes outstanding	$	95,835	$	131,000
Unamortized discount and fees of liability component		(5,034)		(9,888)
Net carrying amount of liability component		90,801		121,112
Less: current portion		-		(35,165)
Long-term debt	$	90,801	$	85,947
Carrying value of equity component, net of issuance costs	$	6,835	$	15,810
Remaining amortization period of discount on the liability component		1.6 years		2.3 years

Contractual Coupon Interest Expense and Accretion Of Discount On Liability

Contractual coupon interest expense and accretion of discount and fees on the liability component for the Notes for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follow (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Contractual coupon interest expense	$	809	$	1,266	$	2,541	$	3,797
Accretion of discount and fees on the liability component	$	746	$	1,090	$	2,288	$	3,215