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Interest Expense (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Interest Expense | The following table presents an analysis of interest expense:
| For the Three Months Ended |  | For the Six Months Ended
| June 30, |  | June 30,
| 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015
| (Dollars in thousands) |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 5,345 |  |  | $ | 5,282 |  |  | $ | 10,714 |  |  | $ | 10,452 |
Amortization of discount on Senior Subordinated Notes | 3,048 |  |  | 3,261 |  |  | 6,045 |  |  | 6,468 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 762 |  |  | 652 |  |  | 1,395 |  |  | 1,196 |
Total interest expense | $ | 9,155 |  |  | $ | 9,195 |  |  | $ | 18,154 |  |  | $ | 18,116 |

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