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Stockholders' Equity | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Stockholders' Equity | 9. Stockholders’ Equity 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 |
On February 4, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend on its common stock in the amount of $0.10 per share to be paid on March 25, 2015 to holders of record as of March 11, 2015. The amount and timing of all future dividend payments, if any, are subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon business conditions, results of operations, financial condition, terms of the Company’s credit facilities and other factors. On August 1, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program authorizing purchases of up to $250 million of the Company’s common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. On July 25, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors terminated the remaining authority under the 2007 stock buyback program, and approved a new stock buyback program authorizing purchases of up to $150 million of common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. On September 6, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors terminated any remaining authority under the 2012 stock buyback program, and approved a new stock buyback program that authorizes purchase of up to $200 million of the Company’s common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had remaining authorization to purchase approximately $187 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock under the new stock buyback program. Shares purchased under a buyback program are accounted for as treasury stock. The Company acquired shares of stock from employees during 2014, 2013 and 2012 that are accounted for as treasury stock. Certain of these shares were acquired to satisfy the exercise price in connection with the exercise of stock options by employees. The remainder of these shares was acquired to satisfy payroll tax withholding obligations upon the exercise of stock options, the settlement of performance unit awards and the vesting of restricted stock. These shares were acquired at fair market value. These acquisitions were made pursuant to the terms of the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) or the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) and not pursuant to the stock buyback programs. 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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