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Award Timing Disclosure | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Award Timing Disclosures [Line Items] |  |
Award Timing MNPI Disclosure | The following table summarizes the compensation paid by the Company to non-employee directors for the calendar year that ended December 31, 2024:
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)1 | Stock Awards ($)2 | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($)
Manuel P. Alvarez | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Molly Campbell | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Archana Deskus | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Serge Dumont | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Rudolph I. Estrada3 (retired) | 158,768 | 133,732 |  | 292,500
Mark Hutchins | 161,268 | 133,732 |  | 295,000
Paul H. Irving | 156,268 | 133,732 |  | 290,000
Sabrina Kay | 133,768 | 133,732 |  | 267,500
Jack C. Liu | 161,268 | 133,732 |  | 295,000
Lester M. Sussman | 201,268 | 133,732 |  | 335,000
1. | Annual cash retainers were paid to directors in June 2024 for service from May 2024 to May 2025.
2. | The Company granted 1,818 shares of the Company’s common stock to each non-employee director on May 28, 2024. The grant date fair value is based on the number of shares granted and the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The closing price of the Company’s common stock was $73.56 on May 28, 2024. The grant date fair values are computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, on the Company’s accounting for share-based compensation plans.
3. | Mr. Estrada retired from the Company’s Board on March 3, 2025.
Manuel P. Alvarez [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Manuel P. Alvarez |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Molly Campbell [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Molly Campbell |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Archana Deskus [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Archana Deskus |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Serge Dumont [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Serge Dumont |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Rudolph I. Estrada [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Rudolph I. Estrada | [2]
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1],[2]
Mark Hutchins [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Mark Hutchins |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Paul H. Irving [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Paul H. Irving |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Sabrina Kay [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Sabrina Kay |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Jack C. Liu [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Jack C. Liu |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
Lester M. Sussman [Member] |  |
Awards Close in Time to MNPI Disclosures |  |
Name | Lester M. Sussman |
Underlying Securities | 133,732 | [1]
[1] | The Company granted 1,818 shares of the Company’s common stock to each non-employee director on May 28, 2024. The grant date fair value is based on the number of shares granted and the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The closing price of the Company’s common stock was $73.56 on May 28, 2024. The grant date fair values are computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, on the Company’s accounting for share-based compensation plans.
[2] | Mr. Estrada retired from the Company’s Board on March 3, 2025.

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