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LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt |
|  |  |  | Long-Term Debt
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | December31,
|  |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  |  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
| Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revolver, due November 23, 2016 |  | $ | 17,000 |  | $ | 26,000
|  | Term B Loan, due November 23, 2018 |  |  | 230,000 |  |  | 242,750
|  |  |  |  | 247,000 |  |  | 268,750
| Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 10.5% senior unsecured notes, due December 1, 2019 |  |  | 220,000 |  |  | 220,000
|  | Unamortized original issue discount |  |  | (1,547) |  |  | (1,731)
|  |  |  |  | 218,453 |  |  | 218,269
| Other Debt |  |  |  |  |
|  | Capital lease and other |  |  | 94 |  |  | -
Total debt before deferred financing costs |  |  | 465,547 |  |  | 487,019
| Current amount of long-term debt |  |  | (29,150) |  |  | (31,832)
| Deferred financing costs (excluding Revolver) |  |  | (5,278) |  |  | (6,463)
Total long-term debt, net of current debt |  | $ | 431,119 |  | $ | 448,724
Outstanding standby letter of credit |  | $ | 670 |  | $ | 670
Schedule Of Net Interest Expense |
|  | Net Interest Expense
|  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Interest expense |  | $ | 17,057 |  | $ | 17,004
Amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  | 1,319 |  |  | 1,423
Amortization of original issue discount of senior notes |  |  | 184 |  |  | 165
Interest income and other investment income |  |  | (21) |  |  | -
Total net interest expense |  | $ | 18,539 |  | $ | 18,592
|  | Net Interest Expense
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | June 30,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Interest expense |  | $ | 8,435 |  | $ | 8,513
Amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  | 631 |  |  | 716
Amortization of original issue discount of senior notes |  |  | 93 |  |  | 84
Interest income and other investment income |  |  | (12) |  |  | -
Total net interest expense |  | $ | 9,147 |  | $ | 9,313

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