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Interest Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
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,
| 2020 |  | 2019
| (Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred on debt | $ | 24,092 |  |  | $ | 32,120 |
Accretion of fair value adjustment on Senior Notes | 549 |  |  | 549 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1,031 |  |  | 1,031 |
Total interest expense | $ | 25,672 |  |  | $ | 33,700 |

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