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Share-Based Payments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share-Based Payments
Share-Based Payments
Mattel has various stock compensation plans, which are more fully described in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements–Share-Based Payments" in its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Under the Mattel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2010 Equity and Long-Term Compensation Plan, Mattel has the ability to grant nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs, performance awards, dividend equivalent rights, and shares of common stock to officers, employees, and other persons providing services to Mattel. Stock options are granted with exercise prices at the fair market value of Mattel’s common stock on the applicable grant date and expire no later than ten years from the date of grant. Both stock options and time-vesting RSUs generally provide for vesting over a period of three years from the date of grant.
As of March 31, 2018, Mattel has two long-term incentive programs in place: (i) a January 1, 2016–December 31, 2018 performance cycle, and (ii) a January 1, 2017–December 31, 2019 performance cycle. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, Mattel recognized no expense related to the 2017–2019 performance-related component or the 2016–2018 performance related component and recognized minimal expense related to the 2017–2019 market-related component and the 2016–2018 market-related component.
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,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
 
(In thousands)
Stock option compensation expense
$
2,684

 
$
3,073

RSU compensation expense
11,739

 
9,598

 
$
14,423

 
$
12,671


As of March 31, 2018, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based payments totaled $87.0 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.
Mattel uses treasury shares purchased under its share repurchase program to satisfy stock option exercises and the vesting of RSUs. There was no cash received for stock option exercises during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and there was $1.4 million in cash received for stock option exercises during the three months ended March 31, 2017.