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LONG TERM DEBT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of principal payments on the Company's Term Debt | The carrying values of the liability's components are reflected in the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Principal |  | $ | 215,000 |  |  | $ | 475,000 |
Less: Debt issuance costs, net of amortization |  |  | (3,486 | ) |  |  | (9,820 | )
Net liability carrying amount |  | $ | 211,514 |  |  | $ | 465,180 |
Schedule of Component of Term Debt Liability | Interest expense related to the liability is reflected on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |  | $ | 6,334 |  |  | $ | 338 |
Interest expense |  |  | 5,558 |  |  |  | 1,266 |
Total interest expense recognized |  | $ | 11,892 |  |  | $ | 1,604 |
Effective interest rate |  |  | 3.30% |  |  |  | 2.84% |
Schedule of interest Expense Recognized | In January 2017, the Company issued $287,500 aggregate principal amount of Exchangeable Senior Notes (the “Notes”) due 2024. The following table summarizes some key facts and terms regarding the outstanding exchangeable senior notes:
|  | Due 2024 |
Issuance date |  | January 18, 2017 |
Maturity date |  | January 15, 2024 |
Principal amount |  | $ | 287,500 |
Cash coupon rate (per annum) |  |  | 1.25 | %
Conversion rate effective September 15, 2023 (per $1000 principal amount) |  |  | 12.026 |
Effective conversion price effective September 15, 2023 (per ADS) |  | $ | 83.15 |
Schedule of Outstanding Exchangeable Note | The carrying values of the liability and equity components of the exchangeable senior notes are reflected in the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |
Principal |  | $ | 287,500 |
Less: |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs, net of amortization |  |  | (5,182 | )
Unamortized discount |  |  | (46,190 | )
Net liability carrying amount |  | $ | 236,128 |
Equity component - net carrying value |  | $ | 51,176 |
Schedule of Carring Values | Interest expense related to the notes is reflected on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |  | $ | 609 |
Non-cash amortization of debt discount |  |  | 6,278 |
Interest expense |  |  | 3,414 |
Net liability carrying amount |  | $ | 10,301 |
Equity component - net carrying value |  |  | 4.68% |

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