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LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt |
|  |  |  | Long-Term Debt
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | December 31,
|  |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  |  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
| Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revolver, due November 17, 2022 |  | $ | 109,000 |  | $ | 180,000
|  | Term B-1 Loan, due November 17, 2024 |  |  | 866,700 |  |  | 1,291,700
|  | Plus unamortized premium |  |  | 2,112 |  |  | 2,470
|  |  |  |  | 977,812 |  |  | 1,474,170
| Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 6.500% notes due May 1, 2027 |  |  | 325,000 |  |  | -
|  |  |  |  | 325,000 |  |  | -
| Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 7.250% senior unsecured notes, due October 17, 2024 |  |  | 400,000 |  |  | 400,000
|  | Plus unamortized premium |  |  | 12,945 |  |  | 14,158
|  |  |  |  | 412,945 |  |  | 414,158
| Other Debt |  |  |  |  |
|  | Other |  |  | 886 |  |  | 912
Total debt before deferred financing costs |  |  | 1,716,643 |  |  | 1,889,240
|  | Current amount of long-term debt |  |  | - |  |  | -
|  | Deferred financing costs (excludes the revolving credit) |  |  | (17,749) |  |  | (17,037)
Total long-term debt, net of current debt |  | $ | 1,698,894 |  | $ | 1,872,203
Outstanding standby letters of credit |  | $ | 5,862 |  | $ | 5,862
Schedule Of Net Interest Expense |
|  | Net Interest Expense
|  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Interest expense |  | $ | 50,987 |  | $ | 48,960
Amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  | 1,472 |  |  | 1,591
Amortization of original issue discount (premium) of senior notes |  |  | (1,570) |  |  | (1,432)
Interest income and other investment income |  |  | (725) |  |  | (9)
Total net interest expense |  | $ | 50,164 |  | $ | 49,110
|  | Net Interest Expense
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | June 30,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Interest expense |  | $ | 25,253 |  | $ | 25,626
Amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  | 671 |  |  | 796
Amortization of original issue discount (premium) of senior notes |  |  | (855) |  |  | (716)
Interest income and other investment income |  |  | (125) |  |  | -
Total net interest expense |  | $ | 24,944 |  | $ | 25,706

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