DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	December 31,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Convertible senior notes due 2018	$	44,561	$	48,951
Senior notes due 2025		325,000		-
Term loan credit agreement		187,579		189,470
Other debt		93		676
	$	557,233	$	239,097
Less: unamortized discount and fees		(7,122)		(3,164)
Less: current portion		(46,020)		(2,468)
	$	504,091	$	233,465

Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

	December 31,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Principal amount of the Notes outstanding	$	44,561	$	48,951
Unamortized discount and fees of liability component		(514)		(2,183)
Net carrying amount of liability component		44,047		46,768
Less: current portion		(44,047)		-
Long-term debt	$	-	$	46,768
Carrying value of equity component, net of issuance costs	$	(7,626)	$	(3,971)
Remaining amortization period of discount on the liability component		0.4 years		1.3 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 Convertible Notes for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 included in Interest Expense on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Contractual coupon interest expense	$	1,570	$	3,198	$	5,063
Accretion of discount and fees on the liability component	$	1,537	$	2,902	$	4,324