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Interest Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Interest Expense | The following table presents an analysis of interest expense:
| For the Three Months Ended
| March 31,
| 2014 |  | 2015
| (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 5,322 |  |  | $ | 5,171 |
Amortization of discount on Senior Subordinated Notes | 2,997 |  |  | 3,207 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 633 |  |  | 543 |
Supply Chain Financing mark-up | 47 |  |  | — |
Total interest expense | $ | 8,999 |  |  | $ | 8,921 |

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