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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS |
Schedule of share-based compensation, stock options, activity |
A summary of activity for the Company's stock options as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 is presented below:
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 1,438,979 |  | $ | 24.21 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 8,654 |  |  | 23.11 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (330,756 | ) |  | 12.70 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (171,797 | ) |  | 29.92 |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at end of year |  |  | 945,080 |  | $ | 27.19 |  | 2.28 years |  | $ | 782 |
Vested or expected to vest at year-end |  |  | 933,258 |  | $ | 27.30 |  | 2.26 years |  | $ | 739 |
Exercisable at year-end |  |  | 758,166 |  | $ | 29.34 |  | 1.98 years |  | $ | 350 |
Schedule of non-vested stock options activity |
Unvested Options |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share) |
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Unvested at January 1, 2011 |  |  | 416,851 |  | $ | 5.04 |
Granted |  |  | 8,654 |  |  | 13.21 |
Vested |  |  | (227,813 | ) |  | 5.59 |
Forfeited |  |  | (10,778 | ) |  | 4.56 |
Unvested at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 186,914 |  | $ | 4.77 |
Schedule of share-based payment award, stock options, valuation assumptions |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010(5) |  | 2009 |
Expected term(1) |  |  | 4 years |  | N/A |  |  | 4 years |
Expected volatility(2) |  |  | 78.1 | % | N/A |  |  | 60.5 | %
Expected dividend yield(3) |  |  | 0.2 | % | N/A |  |  | 0.6 | %
Risk-free interest rate(4) |  |  | 1.6 | % | N/A |  |  | 1.8 | %
(1) The expected term (estimated period of time outstanding) of stock options granted was estimated using the historical exercise behavior of employees. (2) The expected volatility was based on historical volatility for a period equal to the stock option's expected term. (3) The expected dividend yield is based on the Company's prevailing dividend rate at the time of grant. (4) The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury strips in effect at the time of grant equal to the stock option's expected term. (5) The Company did not issue any stock options during the year ended December 31, 2010.
Schedule summarizing information about stock options outstanding |
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2011:
|  | Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable |
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Range of Exercise Prices |  | Number of Outstanding Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life |  | Number of Exercisable Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
$0.00 to $4.99 |  |  | 15,530 |  | $ | 4.25 |  | 4.25 years |  |  | — |  | $ | — |
$5.00 to $9.99 |  |  | 7,292 |  |  | 5.43 |  | 4.21 years |  |  | — |  |  | — |
$10.00 to $14.99 |  |  | 32,528 |  |  | 13.62 |  | 1.42 years |  |  | 24,115 |  |  | 13.17 |
$15.00 to $19.99 |  |  | 117,511 |  |  | 17.73 |  | 2.47 years |  |  | 90,117 |  |  | 17.63 |
$20.00 to $24.99 |  |  | 364,982 |  |  | 21.14 |  | 3.21 years |  |  | 236,697 |  |  | 21.09 |
$25.00 to $29.99 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
$30.00 to $34.99 |  |  | 18,320 |  |  | 33.82 |  | 0.57 years |  |  | 18,320 |  |  | 33.82 |
$35.00 to $39.99 |  |  | 382,168 |  |  | 37.83 |  | 1.38 years |  |  | 382,168 |  |  | 37.83 |
$40.00 to $44.99 |  |  | 6,749 |  |  | 40.36 |  | 1.66 years |  |  | 6,749 |  |  | 40.36 |
$0.00 to $44.99 |  |  | 945,080 |  | $ | 27.19 |  | 2.28 years |  |  | 758,166 |  | $ | 29.34 |
Schedule of share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, grant date intrinsic value |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the year(1) |  | $ | 13.21 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3.00 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) |  | $ | 2,650 |  | $ | 1,772 |  | $ | 53 |
Total fair value of options vested (in thousands) |  | $ | 1,274 |  | $ | 2,137 |  | $ | 1,638 |
(1) The Company did not issue any stock options during the year ended December 31, 2010.
Schedule of share-based compensation, time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards activity |
|  | 2011 |
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|  | Restricted Stock |
|  | Time-Based |  | Performance-Based |
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Price |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Price |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 1,789,498 |  | $ | 17.09 |  |  | — |  | $ | — |
Granted |  |  | 502,781 |  |  | 19.17 |  |  | 513,022 |  |  | 22.25 |
Vested |  |  | (242,025 | ) |  | 23.82 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Forfeited |  |  | (240,193 | ) |  | 17.05 |  |  | (32,287 | ) |  | 23.11 |
Outstanding at end of year |  |  | 1,810,061 |  | $ | 16.77 |  |  | 480,735 |  | $ | 22.19 |

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