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LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt |
|  |  |  | Long-Term Debt
|  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  |  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
| Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revolver, due November 17, 2022 |  | $ | 143,000 |  | $ | -
|  | Term B-1 Loan, due November 17, 2024 |  |  | 1,330,000 |  |  | -
|  | Plus unamortized premium |  |  | 2,904 |  |  | -
|  |  |  |  | 1,475,904 |  |  | -
| Former Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Former Term B Loan, due November 1, 2023 |  |  | - |  |  | 480,000
|  |  |  |  | - |  |  | 480,000
| Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 7.250% senior unsecured notes, due October 17, 2024 |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | -
|  | Plus unamortized premium |  |  | 16,584 |  |  | -
|  |  |  |  | 416,584 |  |  | -
| Other Debt |  |  |  |  |
|  | Capital lease and other |  |  | 70 |  |  | 87
Total debt before deferred financing costs |  |  | 1,892,558 |  |  | 480,087
| Current amount of long-term debt |  |  | (13,319) |  |  | (4,817)
| Deferred financing costs (excludes the revolving credit) |  |  | (19,797) |  |  | (7,619)
Total long-term debt, net of current debt |  | $ | 1,859,442 |  | $ | 467,651
Outstanding standby letters of credit |  | $ | 1,856 |  | $ | 670
Schedule Of Net Interest Expense |
|  | Net Interest Expense
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Interest expense |  | $ | 31,266 |  | $ | 33,799 |  | $ | 34,764
Amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  | 2,333 |  |  | 2,585 |  |  | 2,863
Amortization of original issue discount (premium) of senior notes |  |  | (962) |  |  | 312 |  |  | 340
Interest income and other investment income |  |  | (116) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (6)
Total net interest expense |  | $ | 32,521 |  | $ | 36,639 |  | $ | 37,961
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt |
| Principal Debt Maturities
| Term B-1 Loan |  | Revolver |  | Senior Notes |  | Other |  | Total
| (amounts in thousands)
Years ending December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2018 | $ | 13,300 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 13,319
2019 |  | 13,300 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 29 |  |  | 13,329
2020 |  | 13,300 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 17 |  |  | 13,317
2021 |  | 13,300 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 5 |  |  | 13,305
2022 |  | 13,300 |  |  | 143,000 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 156,300
Thereafter |  | 1,263,500 |  |  | - |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,663,500
Total | $ | 1,330,000 |  | $ | 143,000 |  | $ | 400,000 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 1,873,070

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