DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Of Interest Expense

The interest expense components of the Company’s convertible notes are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(amounts in thousands)
2016 Notes:
Amortization of the discount on the liability component	$	1,788	$	1,691	$	5,289	$	2,026
Cash interest related to the contractual interest coupon	934		934		2,803		1,090
Total	$	2,722	$	2,625	$	8,092	$	3,116
2012 Notes:
Amortization of the discount on the liability component	$	—	$	1,726	$	2,995	$	5,093
Cash interest related to the contractual interest coupon	—		980		1,633		2,940
Total	$	—	$	2,706	$	4,628	$	8,033