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Stock-based Compensation (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Values for Stock Options Granted | Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the grant date fair values for stock options granted for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 follow:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
| September 30, |  | September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Volatility |  | 34.87 | % |  | NA |  |  | 35.11 | % |  |  | 37.95 | %
Expected term (in years) |  | 5.00 |  |  | NA |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 5.00 |
Dividend yield |  | 0.42 | % |  | NA |  |  | 2.05 | % |  |  | 2.00 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.20 | % |  | NA |  |  | 1.40 | % |  |  | 1.37 | %
Stock Option Activity | Stock option activity from January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Average |
| Underlying |  |  | Exercise Price |
| Shares |  |  | Per Share |
Outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  | 6,307,250 |  |  | $ | 21.68 |
Granted |  | 969,900 |  |  | $ | 18.40 |
Exercised |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Cancelled |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Expired |  | (550,000 | ) |  | $ | 28.26 |
Outstanding at September 30, 2016 |  | 6,727,150 |  |  | $ | 20.67 |
Exercisable at September 30, 2016 |  | 5,266,379 |  |  | $ | 20.91 |
Restricted Stock Activity | Restricted stock activity from January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Average Grant |
|  |  |  |  | Date Fair Value |
| Shares |  |  | Per Share |
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  | 1,432,250 |  |  | $ | 24.56 |
Granted |  | 785,486 |  |  | $ | 20.58 |
Vested |  | (709,008 | ) |  | $ | 24.66 |
Forfeited |  | (34,383 | ) |  | $ | 24.89 |
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding September 30, 2016 |  | 1,474,345 |  |  | $ | 22.38 |
Restricted Stock Unit Activity | Restricted stock unit activity from January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Average Grant |
|  |  |  |  | Date Fair Value |
| Shares |  |  | Per Share |
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding at January 1, 2016 |  | 41,686 |  |  | $ | 26.22 |
Granted |  | 178,254 |  |  | $ | 19.31 |
Vested |  | (15,033 | ) |  | $ | 27.30 |
Forfeited |  | (7,668 | ) |  | $ | 24.83 |
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding September 30, 2016 |  | 197,239 |  |  | $ | 19.94 |
Performance Units | The total target number of shares with respect to the Performance Units for the awards in 2012-2016 is set forth below:
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
| Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
| Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Target number of shares |  | 185,000 |  |  |  | 190,600 |  |  |  | 154,000 |  |  |  | 236,500 |  |  |  | 192,000 |
Fair Value of Performance Units | The fair value of the Performance Units is set forth below (in thousands):
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
| Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
| Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Fair value at date of grant | $ | 3,854 |  |  | $ | 4,052 |  |  | $ | 5,388 |  |  | $ | 5,564 |  |  | $ | 3,065 |
Compensation Expense Associated with Performance Units | These fair value amounts are charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the performance period. Compensation expense associated with the Performance Units is shown below (in thousands):
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
| Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
| Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Three months ended September 30, 2015 | NA |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | 449 |  |  | $ | 464 |  |  | NA |
Three months ended September 30, 2016 | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | 449 |  |  | NA |  |  | NA |
Nine months ended September 30, 2015 | NA |  |  | $ | 675 |  |  | $ | 1,347 |  |  | $ | 1,391 |  |  | $ | 255 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2016 | $ | 642 |  |  | $ | 1,013 |  |  | $ | 1,347 |  |  | $ | 464 |  |  | NA |

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