DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

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

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Convertible senior notes due 2018	$	35,328	$	44,561
Senior notes due 2025		325,000		325,000
Term loan credit agreement		187,108		187,579
Other debt		-		93
	$	547,436	$	557,233
Less: unamortized discount and fees		(6,505)		(7,122)
Less: current portion		(37,106)		(46,020)
	$	503,825	$	504,091

Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Principal amount of the Notes outstanding	$	35,328	$	44,561
Unamortized discount and fees of liability component		(103)		(514)
Net carrying amount of liability component		35,225		44,047
Less: current portion		(35,225)		(44,047)
Long-term debt	$	-	$	-
Carrying value of equity component, net of issuance costs	$	(15,456)	$	(7,626)
Remaining amortization period of discount on the liability component		0.1 years		0.4 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 three month periods ended March 31, 2018, and 2017 included in Interest Expense on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Contractual coupon interest expense	$	350	$	413
Accretion of discount and fees on the liability component	$	358	$	394