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Share-Based Payments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 |  | For the Six Months Ended
| June 30, 2017 |  | June 30, 2016 |  | June 30, 2017 |  | June 30, 2016
| (In thousands)
Stock option compensation expense | $ | 2,743 |  |  | $ | 1,919 |  |  | $ | 5,816 |  |  | $ | 4,298 |
RSU compensation expense | 15,139 |  |  | 12,093 |  |  | 24,737 |  |  | 22,078 |
| $ | 17,882 |  |  | $ | 14,012 |  |  | $ | 30,553 |  |  | $ | 26,376 |

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