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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Cash Dividends | The Company paid cash dividends during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 as follows:
|  | Per Share |  |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |
2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid on March 30, 2012 |  | $ | 0.05 |  |  | $ | 7,788 |
Paid on June 29, 2012 |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 7,650 |
Paid on September 28, 2012 |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 7,518 |
Total cash dividends |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 22,956 |
|  | Per Share |  |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |
2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid on March 29, 2013 |  | $ | 0.05 |  |  | $ | 7,312 |
Paid on June 28, 2013 |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 7,361 |
Paid on September 30, 2013 |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 7,231 |
Total cash dividends |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 21,904 |

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