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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Cash Dividends | Cash Dividends – The Company paid cash dividends during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 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 |
Paid on December 28, 2012 |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 7,346 |
Total cash dividends |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 30,302 |
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 |
Paid on December 31, 2013 |  |  | 0.05 |  |  |  | 7,208 |
Total cash dividends |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 29,112 |
2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid on March 27, 2014 |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 14,456 |
Paid on June 26, 2014 |  |  | 0.10 |  |  |  | 14,562 |
Paid on September 24, 2014 |  |  | 0.10 |  |  |  | 14,634 |
Paid on December 24, 2014 |  |  | 0.10 |  |  |  | 14,636 |
Total cash dividends |  | $ | 0.40 |  |  | $ | 58,288 |
Treasury Stock Acquisition | Treasury stock acquisitions during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | Shares |  |  | Cost |  |  | Shares |  |  | Cost |  |  | Shares |  |  | Cost |
Treasury shares at beginning of period |  |  | 42,268,057 |  |  | $ | 880,888 |  |  |  | 38,146,738 |  |  | $ | 795,051 |  |  |  | 27,487,571 |  |  | $ | 624,759 |
Purchases pursuant to stock buyback programs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2007 program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,708,784 |  |  |  | 70,092 |
2012 program |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,567,266 |  |  |  | 51,107 |  |  |  | 5,863,451 |  |  |  | 98,892 |
2013 program |  |  | 13,898 |  |  |  | 466 |  |  |  | 602,564 |  |  |  | 12,517 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Acquisitions pursuant to long-term incentive plans |  |  | 536,630 |  |  |  | 17,681 |  |  |  | 951,489 |  |  |  | 22,213 |  |  |  | 86,932 |  |  |  | 1,308 |
Treasury shares at end of period |  |  | 42,818,585 |  |  | $ | 899,035 |  |  |  | 42,268,057 |  |  | $ | 880,888 |  |  |  | 38,146,738 |  |  | $ | 795,051 |

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