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LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt |
|  |  |  | Long-Term Debt
|  |  |  | March 31, |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
| Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revolver, due November 17, 2022 |  | $ | 125,000 |  | $ | 143,000
|  | Term B-1 Loan, due November 17, 2024 |  |  | 1,326,675 |  |  | 1,330,000
|  | Plus unamortized premium |  |  | 2,795 |  |  | 2,904
|  |  |  |  | 1,454,470 |  |  | 1,475,904
| Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 7.250% senior unsecured notes, due October 17, 2024 |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | 400,000
|  | Plus unamortized premium |  |  | 15,977 |  |  | 16,584
|  |  |  |  | 415,977 |  |  | 416,584
| Other Debt |  |  |  |  |
|  | Capital lease and other |  |  | 955 |  |  | 70
Total debt before deferred financing costs |  |  | 1,871,402 |  |  | 1,892,558
| Current amount of long-term debt |  |  | (13,319) |  |  | (13,319)
| Deferred financing costs (excludes the revolving credit) |  |  | (19,393) |  |  | (19,797)
Total long-term debt, net of current debt |  | $ | 1,838,690 |  | $ | 1,859,442
Outstanding standby letters of credit |  | $ | 4,176 |  | $ | 1,856
Schedule Of Net Interest Expense |
|  | Net Interest Expense
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | March 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Interest expense |  | $ | 23,334 |  | $ | 5,414
Amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  | 795 |  |  | 586
Amortization of original issue discount (premium) of senior notes |  |  | (716) |  |  | -
Interest income and other investment income |  |  | (9) |  |  | (23)
Total net interest expense |  | $ | 23,404 |  | $ | 5,977

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