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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Compensation Expense 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 |
2017 |  |  | 2016 |
$ | 1,385 |  |  | $ | 2,423 |
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, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
Stock options |  | $ | 2,163 |  |  | $ | 895 |
Stock awards |  |  | 7,569 |  |  |  | 5,514 |
SARs |  |  | 4,495 |  |  |  | 1,859 |
Share Based Payment Awards Granted in Period | The increases in unrecognized compensation costs for stock options, stock awards and SARs reflected the 2017 grants of:
|  | Shares |
Stock options |  |  | 71,434 |
Stock awards (at target) |  |  | 44,599 |
SARs |  |  | 148,723 |

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