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Share-Based Payments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Stock Option and Restricted Stock Unit Compensation Expense | Compensation expense, included within other selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, related to stock options and RSUs is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended
| March 31, 2017 |  | March 31, 2016
| (In thousands)
Stock option compensation expense | $ | 3,073 |  |  | $ | 2,379 |
RSU compensation expense | 9,598 |  |  | 9,985 |
| $ | 12,671 |  |  | $ | 12,364 |

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