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Interest Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Interest Expense | The following tables present the components of interest expense:
| Predecessor |  | Successor
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 |  | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 5,171 |  |  | $ | 5,617 |
Amortization of discount on Senior Subordinated Notes | 3,207 |  |  | — |
Accretion of fair value adjustment on Senior Notes | — |  |  | 1,563 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 543 |  |  | — |
Total interest expense | $ | 8,921 |  |  | $ | 7,180 |

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