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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Cash Dividends | The Company paid cash dividends during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 as follows:
2013: |  | Per Share |  |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |
Paid on March 29, 2013 |  | $ | 0.05 |  |  | $ | 7,312 |
2014: |  | Per Share |  |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |
Paid on March 27, 2014 |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 14,456 |
Treasury Stock Acquisition | Treasury stock acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2014 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2014 |
|  | Shares |  |  | Cost |
Treasury shares at beginning of period |  |  | 42,268,057 |  |  | $ | 880,888 |
Acquisitions pursuant to the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan |  |  | 1,408 |  |  |  | 43 |
Treasury shares at end of period |  |  | 42,269,465 |  |  | $ | 880,931 |

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