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CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

Schedule of effective interest rate, cash and non-cash interest expense and deferred financing cost amortization

		Predecessor
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Effective interest rate on liability component		10.0		%
Cash interest expense recognized		$	1,541
Non-cash interest expense recognized		1,299
Non-cash deferred financing amortization costs included in interest expense		177

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Tabular disclosure of the details of the effective interest rate, interest expense and discount amortization related to convertible notes of the entity as well as deferred financing cost amortization.

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