LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Interest Rate Summary [Table Text Block]

Interest Rate Summary

	Base Rate		Rate Fixed Pursuant to Interest Rate Hedges			Guarantee Fee Rate		All-in Borrowing Rate
2018 Euro Term Loan	1.50	%	0.21	%	(1)	6.79	%	8.50	%
2019 Euro Term Loan	1.50	%	0.31	%		6.69	%	8.50	%
2021 Euro Term Loan	1.50	%	0.28	%		7.22	%	9.00	%
2021 Revolving Credit Facility (2)	9.00	%	—			—		9.00	%

Schedule of Debt

	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Long-term debt	$	999,209		$	906,028
Other credit facilities and capital leases	4,313			3,648
Total long-term debt and other financing arrangements	1,003,522			909,676
Less: current maturities	(1,494		)	(1,155		)
Total non-current long-term debt and other financing arrangements	$	1,002,028		$	908,521

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Total long-term debt and credit facilities comprised the following at December 31, 2016:

	Principal Amount of Liability Component		Debt Issuance Costs (1)			Net Carrying Amount
2018 Euro Term Loan	264,368		(634		)	263,734
2019 Euro Term Loan	248,067		(473		)	247,594
2021 Euro Term Loan	494,162		(6,281		)	487,881
2021 Revolving Credit Facility	—		—			—
Total long-term debt and credit facilities	$	1,006,597	$	(7,388	)	$	999,209

Schedule of Senior Debt [Table Text Block]

Our long-term debt comprised the following at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Carrying Amount
	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
2017 PIK Notes	—		359,789
2017 Term Loan	—		27,592
2018 Euro Term Loan	263,734		272,189
2019 Euro Term Loan	247,594		246,458
2021 Euro Term Loan	487,881		—
	$	999,209	$	906,028

Credit Facilities And Capital Lease Obligations

Other credit facilities and capital lease obligations comprised the following at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	December 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Credit facilities (1) – (3)	$	—		$	—
Capital leases	4,313			3,648
Total credit facilities and capital leases	4,313			3,648
Less: current maturities	(1,494		)	(1,155		)
Total non-current credit facilities and capital leases	$	2,819		$	2,493

⁽¹⁾  We have a cash pooling arrangement with Bank Mendes Gans (“BMG”), a subsidiary of ING Bank N.V. (“ING”), which enables us to receive credit across the group in respect of cash balances which our subsidiaries deposit with BMG. Cash deposited by our subsidiaries with BMG is pledged as security against the drawings of other subsidiaries up to the amount deposited.

As at December 31, 2016, we had deposits of US$ 16.4 million in and no drawings on the BMG cash pool. Interest is earned on deposits at the relevant money market rate. As at December 31, 2015, we had deposits of US$ 19.6 million in and no drawings on the BMG cash pool.

⁽²⁾  As at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no drawings outstanding under a CZK 735.0 million (approximately US$ 28.7 million) factoring framework agreement with Factoring Ceska Sporitelna (“FCS”). Under this facility, up to CZK 735.0 million (approximately US$ 28.7 million) of receivables from certain customers in the Czech Republic may be factored on a recourse or non-recourse basis. The facility has a factoring fee of 0.3% of any factored receivable and bears interest at one-month PRIBOR plus 2.5% per annum for the period that receivables are factored and outstanding.

⁽³⁾  As at December 31, 2016 there were RON 105.7 million (approximately US$ 24.6 million) of receivables factored under a factoring framework agreement with Global Funds IFN S.A. entered into in the first quarter of 2016. Under this facility, receivables from certain customers in Romania may be factored on a non-recourse basis. The facility has a factoring fee of 4.0% of any factored receivable and bears interest at 6.0% per annum from the date the receivables are factored to the due date of the factored receivable.

Maturity Of Senior Debt And Credit Facility

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At December 31, 2016, the maturity of our long-term and credit facilities was as follows:

2017	$	—
2018	264,368
2019	248,067
2020	—
2021	494,162
2022 and thereafter	—
Total long-debt and credit facilities	1,006,597
Debt issuance costs	(7,388		)
Carrying amount of long-debt and credit facilities	$	999,209

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases

Capital Lease Commitments

We lease certain of our office and broadcast facilities as well as machinery and equipment under various leasing arrangements. The future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, under capital leases with initial or remaining non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year, consisted of the following at December 31, 2016:

2017	$	1,570
2018	1,339
2019	1,003
2020	525
2021	13
2022 and thereafter	—
Total undiscounted payments	4,450
Less: amount representing interest	(137		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	4,313