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STOCK BASED AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Summary of Compensation Expense and Stock Award Activity | Below is a summary of compensation expense and stock award activity (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ | 6,437 |  |  | $ | 5,861 |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested shares granted | 223,481 |  |  | 377,514 |  |  |  |  |
Performance-based non-vested shares granted | 56,139 |  |  | 94,152 |  |  |  |  |
Performance-based shares issued in excess of target shares granted (1) | 24,054 |  |  | 21,039 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock awards vested (includes performance-based awards) | 398,346 |  |  | 400,323 |  |  |  |  |
(1)Performance-based shares that vested and were issued as a result of performance achievement exceeding the originally established targeted number of shares related to respective performance metrics.
Summary of Additional Information Regarding Stock Plan | The following table includes additional information regarding our Stock Plans (dollars in thousands):
|  | As of |  |
|  | March 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost |  | $ | 31,486 |  |  | $ | 22,341 |
Weighted average years expense recognition period |  | 2.74 |  | 1.70
Total equity awards outstanding (1) |  | 1,129,789 |  |  | 1,240,529 |
(1)Includes unvested restricted stock, performance-based awards (assuming 100% payout) and restricted stock units.

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