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Debt And Interest Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes information related to our Senior notes (in thousands, except interest rates):
|  |  |  |  | As of December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Issuance Date | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Principal
Senior notes due 2023 |  | April 16, 2013 | May 1, 2023 | 4.625 | % | $ | 750,000 |  |  | $ | 750,000 |
Senior notes due 2025 |  | March 27, 2015 | April 1, 2025 | 5.250 | % | 500,000 |  |  | 500,000 |
Senior notes due 2027 |  | July 5, 2017 | July 15, 2027 | 4.750 | % | 550,000 |  |  | — |
Unamortized issuance costs |  |  |  |  | (17,471 | ) |  | (12,811 | )
Total senior notes |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,782,529 |  |  | $ | 1,237,189 |
Proceeds upon issuance of the Convertible Debentures | Proceeds upon issuance of the Subordinated Convertible Debentures were as follows (in thousands):
Principal value of Subordinated Convertible Debentures |  | $ | 1,250,000 |
Less: Issuance costs |  | (25,777 | )
Net proceeds, Subordinated Convertible Debentures |  | $ | 1,224,223 |
Amounts recognized at issuance: |  |
Subordinated Convertible Debentures, including contingent interest derivative (net of issuance costs of $11,328) |  | $ | 546,915 |
Additional paid-in capital |  | 418,996 |
Long-term deferred tax liabilities |  | 267,225 |
Non-operating loss |  | (8,913 | )
Net proceeds, Subordinated Convertible Debentures |  | $ | 1,224,223 |
Schedule of Carrying Amounts of Liability and Equity Components | The table below presents the carrying amounts of the liability and equity components:
| As of December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (In thousands)
Debt discount upon issuance (net of issuance costs of $14,449) | $ | 686,221 |  |  | $ | 686,221 |
Deferred taxes associated with the debt discount upon issuance | (267,225 | ) |  | (267,225 | )
Carrying amount of equity component | $ | 418,996 |  |  | $ | 418,996 |
Principal amount of Subordinated Convertible Debentures | $ | 1,250,000 |  |  | $ | 1,250,000 |
Unamortized discount of liability component | (612,303 | ) |  | (624,315 | )
Unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the liability component | (10,081 | ) |  | (10,260 | )
Carrying amount of liability component | 627,616 |  |  | 615,425 |
Contingent interest derivative | — |  |  | 14,339 |
Subordinated Convertible Debentures, including contingent interest derivative | $ | 627,616 |  |  | $ | 629,764 |
Schedule of Components of Interest Expense | The following table presents the components of the Company’s interest expense:
| Year Ended December 31,
2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Contractual interest on Subordinated Convertible Debentures | $ | 47,432 |  |  | $ | 40,625 |  |  | $ | 40,625 |
Contractual interest on Senior Notes | 73,638 |  |  | 60,938 |  |  | 54,667 |
Amortization of debt discount on the Subordinated Convertible Debentures | 12,012 |  |  | 11,094 |  |  | 10,218 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other interest expense | 3,254 |  |  | 2,907 |  |  | 2,121 |
Total interest expense | $ | 136,336 |  |  | $ | 115,564 |  |  | $ | 107,631 |

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