Interest Expense

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Interest Expense [Abstract]

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of the Company’s interest expense:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Contractual interest on Subordinated Convertible Debentures	$	10,156	$	10,156
Contractual interest on Senior Notes	15,235		9,037
Amortization of debt discount on the Subordinated Convertible Debentures	2,689		2,477
Credit facility fees and other interest expense	724		347
Total interest expense	$	28,804	$	22,017

Contractual interest on Senior Notes in the three months ended March 31, 2016 includes $6.6 million of interest expense related to the 2025 Senior Notes which were issued in March 2015.