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Share-Based Payments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Stock Option and Restricted Stock Unit Compensation Expense | Compensation expense, included within other selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations, related to stock options and RSUs is as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended |  |  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Stock option compensation expense |  | $ | 1,674 |  |  | $ | 1,609 |  |  | $ | 4,234 |  |  | $ | 4,218 |
RSU compensation expense |  |  | 10,105 |  |  |  | 12,110 |  |  |  | 20,238 |  |  |  | 23,363 |
|  | $ | 11,779 |  |  | $ | 13,719 |  |  | $ | 24,472 |  |  | $ | 27,581 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of total share-based compensation cost, including the amounts attributable to each share-based compensation award type. + References No definition available. + Details
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