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Interest Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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 31,2014 |  | For the Period January 1 Through August 14, 2015 |  | For the Period August 15 Through December 31, 2015 |  | For the year Ended December 31,2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 20,099 |  |  | $ | 12,066 |  |  | $ | 7,694 |  |  | $ | 20,408 |
Amortization of discount on Senior Subordinated Notes | 12,298 |  |  | 12,027 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Accretion of fair value adjustment on Senior Notes | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,305 |  |  | 6,305 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 3,339 |  |  | 2,118 |  |  | — |  |  | 201 |
Total interest expense | $ | 35,736 |  |  | $ | 26,211 |  |  | $ | 9,999 |  |  | $ | 26,914 |

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