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Stock-based Compensation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Stock Option Activity | Stock option activity from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Average |
| Underlying |  |  | Exercise Price |
| Shares |  |  | Per Share |
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 |  | 6,037,150 |  |  | $ | 20.35 |
Exercised |  | (40,000 | ) |  | $ | 12.12 |
Outstanding at March 31, 2018 |  | 5,997,150 |  |  | $ | 20.41 |
Exercisable at March 31, 2018 |  | 5,610,625 |  |  | $ | 20.52 |
Restricted Stock Activity | Restricted stock activity from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Average Grant |
|  |  |  |  | Date Fair Value |
| Shares |  |  | Per Share |
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at January 1, 2018 |  | 1,530,338 |  |  | $ | 21.41 |
Vested |  | (72,087 | ) |  | $ | 22.79 |
Forfeited |  | (100 | ) |  | $ | 20.85 |
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at March 31, 2018 |  | 1,458,151 |  |  | $ | 21.34 |
Restricted Stock Unit Activity | Restricted stock unit activity from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  | Average Grant |
|  |  |  |  | Date Fair Value |
| Shares |  |  | Per Share |
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding at January 1, 2018 |  | 1,337,273 |  |  | $ | 19.80 |
Granted |  | 397,340 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |
Forfeited |  | (7,050 | ) |  | $ | 20.01 |
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding at March 31, 2018 |  | 1,727,563 |  |  | $ | 19.49 |
Performance Units | The total target number of shares with respect to the Performance Units for the awards granted in 2013-2017 is set forth below:
| 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
| Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
| Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Target number of shares |  | 186,198 |  |  |  | 185,000 |  |  |  | 190,600 |  |  |  | 154,000 |  |  |  | 236,500 |
Fair Value of Performance Units | The fair value of the Performance Units is set forth below (in thousands):
| 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
| Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
| Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Fair value at date of grant | $ | 5,780 |  |  | $ | 3,854 |  |  | $ | 4,052 |  |  | $ | 5,388 |  |  | $ | 5,564 |
Compensation Expense Associated with Performance Units | Compensation expense associated with the Performance Units is shown below (in thousands):
| 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013
| Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance
| Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards
Three months ended March 31, 2018 | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | NA |  |  | NA
Three months ended March 31, 2017 | NA |  |  | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | 449 |  |  | NA

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