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Share-based awards (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Share Option Activity

The following table summarizes option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

			Options Outstanding Number of Shares						Weighted Average Exercise Price						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value						Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Outstanding at December 31, 2020			553,746						$	108.53					$	31.63					4.86
Granted			100,299						$	177.76					$	49.15
Exercised			(4,020)						$	42.24					$	14.07
Canceled/expired			—						$	—					$	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2021			650,025						$	119.62					$	34.44					4.90
Exercisable at June 30, 2021			336,942						$	92.71					$	27.42					3.63

Schedule of Movement in Non-vested Share Options

The following table summarizes the movement in non-vested share options for the six months ended June 30, 2021: 

			Options Outstanding Number of Shares						Weighted Average Exercise Price						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested outstanding at December 31, 2020			328,901						$	125.89					$	36.24
Granted			100,299						$	177.76					$	49.15
Vested			(116,117)						$	109.53					$	31.84
Forfeited			—						$	—					$	—
Non-vested outstanding at June 30, 2021			313,083						$	148.58					$	42.00

Schedule of Weighted Average Fair Values and Assumptions Used

The weighted average grant date fair values and assumptions used were as follows:

			Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020
Weighted average grant date fair value			$	49.15					$	42.43
Assumptions:
Expected volatility			30		%				30		%
Dividend yield			—		%				—		%
Risk-free interest rate			0.78		%				0.57		%
Expected life			5 years						5 years

Schedule of RSU and PSU Activity

The following table summarizes RSU and PSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

			PSU Outstanding Number of Shares						PSU Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value						PSU Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life						RSU Outstanding Number of Shares						RSU Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value						RSU Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Outstanding at December 31, 2020			159,641						$	137.64					1.14						341,424						$	145.77					1.41
Granted			55,444						$	177.77											144,274						$	207.29
Shares vested			(44,132)						$	115.61											(122,331)						$	131.37
Forfeited			(3,159)						$	115.61											(9,818)						$	146.64
Outstanding at June 30, 2021			167,794						$	159.18					1.35						353,549						$	175.83					1.87

Schedule of Non-cash Stock Compensation Expense

Non-cash stock compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 has been allocated as follows:

			Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020						June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020
			(in thousands)												(in thousands)
Direct costs			$	3,101					$	2,353					$	5,156					$	4,188
Selling, general and administrative			5,379						4,764						9,718						8,998
			$	8,480					$	7,117					$	14,874					$	13,186

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