pre_text: The Credit Agreement and 2026 Notes contain certain customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants that limit or restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the incurrence of liens, indebtedness of subsidiaries, mergers, advances, investments, acquisitions, transactions with affiliates, change in nature of business, and the sale of the assets. In addition, the Credit Agreement and 2026 Notes contain certain customary mandatory prepayment provisions. The Company is also required to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio at or below a specified amount and an interest coverage ratio at or above a specified amount. As specified in the Credit Agreement and 2026 Notes agreement, if certain events occur and continue, the Company may be required to repay all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility and 2026 Notes. As of December 31, 2019, and at all times during the period, the Company was in compliance with its financial debt covenants. Total debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):
table: December 31,
table: 2019 2018
table: Term loans $756,060 $284,959
table: Revolving credit facility 239,000 —
table: 5.750% Senior Notes, due August 2026 400,000 400,000
table: Debt issuance costs (21,905 ) (13,203 )
table: Total debt 1,373,155 671,756
table: Less current portion of term credit facility 38,950 23,747
table: Less current portion of debt issuance costs (4,802 ) (2,980 )
table: Total long-term debt $1,339,007 $650,989
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in term loans between 2018 and 2019?