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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
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, 2013 is presented below:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  |  |
|  |  |  | Weighted |  | Average |  | Aggregate |
|  |  |  | Average |  | Remaining |  | Intrinsic |
|  |  |  | Exercise |  | Contractual |  | Value |
|  | Shares |  | Price |  | Term |  | (In thousands) |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  | 677,708 |  | $ | 28.41 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | — |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (91,540) |  | 18.35 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (179,437) |  | 37.36 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at end of year |  | 406,731 |  | $ | 26.72 |  | 0.83 years |  | $ | 3,848 |
Vested or expected to vest at year-end |  | 406,731 |  | $ | 26.72 |  | 0.83 years |  | $ | 3,848 |
Exercisable at year-end |  | 406,731 |  | $ | 26.72 |  | 0.83 years |  | $ | 3,848 |
Schedule of non-vested stock options activity | A summary of changes in unvested stock options and related information for the year ended December 31, 2013 is presented below:
|  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  | Grant Date |
|  |  |  | Fair Value |
Unvested Options |  | Shares |  | (per share) |
Unvested at January 1, 2013 |  | 14,502 |  | $ | 3.00 |
Granted |  | — |  | — |
Vested |  | (14,502) |  | 3.00 |
Forfeited |  | — |  | — |
Unvested at December 31, 2013 |  | — |  | $ | — |
Schedule of share-based payment award, stock options, valuation assumptions |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013(5) |  | 2012(5) |  | 2011 |
Expected term (1) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 4 years |
Expected volatility (2) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 78.1% |
Expected dividend yield (3) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 0.2% |
Risk-free interest rate (4) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 1.6% |
(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 years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
Schedule summarizing information about stock options outstanding | The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2013:
|  | Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable |
|  |  |  | Weighted |  | Weighted |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  | Number of |  | Average |  | Average |  | Number of |  | Average |
Range of |  | Outstanding |  | Exercise |  | Remaining |  | Exercisable |  | Exercise |
Exercise Prices |  | Options |  | Price |  | Contractual Life |  | Options |  | Price |
$10.00 to $14.99 |  | 2,365 |  | $ | 14.95 |  | 2.02 years |  | 2,365 |  | $ | 14.95 |
$20.00 to $24.99 |  | 273,852 |  | 21.09 |  | 1.13 years |  | 273,852 |  | 21.09 |
$35.00 to $39.99 |  | 130,514 |  | 38.76 |  | 0.16 years |  | 130,514 |  | 38.76 |
$10.00 to $39.99 |  | 406,731 |  | $ | 26.72 |  | 0.83 years |  | 406,731 |  | $ | 26.72 |
Schedule of share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, grant date intrinsic value |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the year(1) |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | $ | 13.21 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) |  | $ | 926 |  | $ | 978 |  | $ | 2,650 |
Total fair value of options vested (in thousands) |  | $ | 363 |  | $ | 3,717 |  | $ | 1,274 |
(1) The Company did not issue any stock options during the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
Schedule of share-based compensation, time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards activity |
|  | 2013 |
|  | Restricted Stock Awards |
|  | Time-Based |  | Performance-Based |
|  |  |  | Weighted |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  | Average |  |  |  | Average |
|  | Shares |  | Price |  | Shares |  | Price |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  | 1,512,396 |  | $ | 16.30 |  | 694,838 |  | $ | 22.43 |
Granted |  | 70,150 |  | 28.55 |  | 477,165 |  | 25.25 |
Vested |  | (1,073,512) |  | 16.38 |  | (171,648) |  | 22.59 |
Forfeited |  | (70,526) |  | 17.98 |  | (43,648) |  | 23.98 |
Outstanding at end of year |  | 438,508 |  | $ | 17.79 |  | 956,707 |  | $ | 23.74 |

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