INTEREST EXPENSE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Interest Expense [Abstract]

INTEREST EXPENSE

15.    INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense comprised the following for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Interest on long-term debt and other financing arrangements	$	13,455	$	17,629
Amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs	1,557		1,364
Total interest expense	$	15,012	$	18,993

We paid cash interest (including mandatory cash-pay Guarantee Fees) of US$ 4.2 million and US$ 4.1 millionduring the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Interest expense related to the 2018 Euro Term Loan and 2019 Euro Term Loan has been allocated to results from discontinued operations relative to the proportion of those principal balances expected to be repaid from the proceeds of the Divestment Transaction (see Note 3, "Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale").