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Interest Expense (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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,
	2019				2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt	$	32,120			$	12,919
Senior Note redemption premium	—				4,782
Accretion of fair value adjustment on Senior Notes	—				19,414
Accretion of original issue discount on 2018 Term Loans	549				88
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,031				662
Total interest expense	$	33,700			$	37,865

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