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Interest Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Interest Expense | The following table presents an analysis of interest expense:
| Predecessor |  | Successor
| For the year Ended December 31, |  | For the Period January 1 Through August 14, 2015 |  | For the Period August 15 Through December 31, 2015
2013 |  | 2014 |  |
| (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 21,589 |  |  | $ | 21,373 |  |  | $ | 12,973 |  |  | $ | 8,611 |
Amortization of discount on Senior Subordinated Notes | 11,493 |  |  | 12,298 |  |  | 12,027 |  |  | — |
Accretion of fair value adjustment on Senior Notes | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,305 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,504 |  |  | 3,339 |  |  | 2,118 |  |  | — |
Supply Chain Financing mark-up | 451 |  |  | 47 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total interest expense | $ | 36,037 |  |  | $ | 37,057 |  |  | $ | 27,118 |  |  | $ | 10,916 |

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