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STOCK BASED AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Summary of Compensation Expense and Stock Award Activity | Below is a summary of stock-based compensation expense and stock award activity (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Stock-based compensation expense | $ | 6,852 |  |  | $ | 5,845 |  |  | $ | 16,897 |  |  | $ | 14,435 |
Non-vested shares granted | 13,478 |  |  | 4,114 |  |  | 278,340 |  |  | 225,666 |
Performance-based non-vested shares granted | 3,322 |  |  | — |  |  | 43,326 |  |  | 46,593 |
Performance-based shares issued in excess of target shares granted (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,146 |  |  | 37,425 |
Restricted stock awards vested (includes performance-based awards) | 4,418 |  |  | 3,615 |  |  | 396,578 |  |  | 438,344 |
(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 compensation plan (dollars in thousands):
|  | As of
|  | September 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost |  | $ | 33,823 |  |  | $ | 25,007 |
Weighted average years expense recognition period |  | 2.02 |  | 1.97
Total equity awards outstanding (1) |  | 803,769 |  |  | 883,280 |
(1)Includes unvested restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based awards (assuming 100%/target payout).

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