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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Compensation Expense (Income) Recorded for All Stock Options, Stock Awards and SARs | Compensation expense recorded for all stock options, stock awards and SARs was as follows:
(In thousands) |
Three Months Ended March 31 |
2016 |  |  | 2015 |
$ | 2,423 |  |  | $ | 798 |
Unrecognized Compensation Costs for Stock Options, Stock Awards and SARs | Unrecognized compensation costs for stock options, stock awards and SARs were as follows:
(In thousands) |  | March 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
Stock options |  | $ | 1,839 |  |  | $ | 784 |
Stock awards |  |  | 6,545 |  |  |  | 3,396 |
SARs |  |  | 4,048 |  |  |  | 1,644 |
Share Based Payment Awards Granted in Period | The increases in unrecognized compensation costs for stock options, stock awards and SARs reflected the 2016 grants of:
|  | Shares |
Stock options |  |  | 99,730 |
Stock awards (at target) |  |  | 72,997 |
SARs |  |  | 218,660 |

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