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Interest Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Interest and Debt Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Interest Expense | The following tables present the components of interest expense:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 |  | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
| (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 4,897 |  |  | $ | 5,870 |
Accretion of fair value adjustment on Senior Notes | 1,563 |  |  | 1,599 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | — |  |  | 77 |
Total interest expense | $ | 6,460 |  |  | $ | 7,546 |

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