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Stock Plans | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Stock Plans | Stock Plans The 2008 Management Equity Incentive Plan provides for various forms of stock-based compensation for eligible employees through May 2018. Management stock-based compensation includes stock options, restricted stock, and performance stock units. The 2008 Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Incentive Plan provides for grants of stock options and restricted stock to non-employee directors through May 2018. We issue treasury shares for stock option exercises, restricted stock grants, and performance stock unit grants. Please refer to Note 7 for further information regarding stock compensation share issuance. Stock compensation expense is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Stock compensation expense |  | $ | 4,981 |  |  | $ | 5,165 |
Income tax benefit |  | 1,912 |  |  | 1,890 |
Stock compensation expense, net of income tax benefit |  | 3,069 |  |  | 3,275 |
Stock options are granted at market value option prices and expire after ten years. Stock options are exercisable beginning three years after the grant date. Stock option expense is based on the fair value of stock option grants estimated on the grant dates using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following weighted average assumptions for options granted in 2015.
| 2015
Fair value per option | $ | 15.63 |
Risk-free interest rate | 1.77 | %
Expected dividend yield | 2.32 | %
Expected volatility | 38.94 | %
Expected life (years) | 6.71 |
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity rates as of the grant date converted into an implied spot rate yield curve. Expected dividend yield is based on the most recent annualized dividend divided by the 1 year average closing share price. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility using daily stock prices. Expected life is based on historical stock option exercise data. A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 follows:
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2015 |  | 1,618,561 |  |  | $ | 35.74 |
Granted |  | 170,683 |  |  | 48.64 |
Exercised |  | (29,913 | ) |  | 38.28 |
Outstanding at March 31, 2015 |  | 1,759,331 |  |  | 36.95 |
Exercisable at March 31, 2015 |  | 1,287,076 |  |  | 32.38 |
Restricted stock is valued at the market value of the stock on the grant date. A summary of restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 follows:
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2015 |  | 268,743 |  |  | $ | 45.34 |
Granted |  | 60,317 |  |  | 48.64 |
Vested |  | (84,761 | ) |  | 37.00 |
Forfeited |  | (1,824 | ) |  | 47.73 |
Unvested at March 31, 2015 |  | 242,475 |  |  | 49.15 |
Performance stock units have a market condition and are valued on the grant date based using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model to determine fair value. The final number of shares to be issued for performance stock units may range from zero to 200% of the target award based on achieving the specified performance targets over the performance period. The following weighted average assumptions were used in the Monte Carlo model for units granted in 2015.
| 2015
Fair value per unit | $ | 40.06 |
Risk-free interest rate | 0.93 | %
Expected dividend yield | 2.32 | %
Expected volatility | 27.00 | %
MSA stock beta | 1.132 |
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity rates as of the grant date converted into an implied spot rate yield curve. Expected dividend yield is based on the most recent annualized dividend divided by the 1 year average closing share price. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility using daily stock prices. Stock beta is calculated with three years of daily price data. A summary of performance stock unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 follows:
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2015 |  | 143,961 |  |  | $ | 52.42 |
Granted |  | 54,856 |  |  | 40.06 |
Performance adjustments |  | 16,447 |  |  | 41.45 |
Vested |  | (63,164 | ) |  | 41.66 |
Unvested at March 31, 2015 |  | 152,100 |  |  | 51.24 |
The performance adjustments above relate to the final number of shares issued for the 2012 Management Performance Units, which were 133.6% of the target award based on Total Shareholder Return during the three year performance period, and vested in the first quarter of 2015.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6406099&loc=d3e25284-112666 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5444-113901 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 + Details
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