Interest Expense and Finance Cost
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
INTEREST EXPENSE AND FINANCE COST [Abstract]  
INTEREST EXPENSE AND FINANCE COST

NOTE 17: INTEREST EXPENSE AND FINANCE COST

Interest expense and finance cost consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

For the Year

Ended

December 31,

2017

 

  

For the Year

Ended

December 31,

2016

 

  

For the Year

Ended

December 31,

2015

 

Interest expense

  

$

115,099

 

  

$

107,787

 

  

$

108,488

 

Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs

  

 

6,391

 

  

 

5,653

 

  

 

4,524

 

Other

  

 

121

 

  

 

199

 

  

 

139

 

Interest expense and finance cost

  

$

121,611

 

  

$

113,639

 

  

$

113,151