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Capital Management	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
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Capital Management	20. Capital Management The Company’s Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase program in February 2010. In October 2015, the Board reauthorized this program with a limit of $25.0 million. Unless reauthorized, the program will expire on December 31, 2016. Since beginning of this plan, the Company has repurchased a total of 1,258,250 shares for $22.4 million, or an average price of $17.78, including commissions. In 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors initiated a quarterly dividend. During 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share compared to $0.12 per share in 2014 and $0.08 per share in 2013. The Company declared extraordinary dividends totaling $3.00 per share in 2015 and $1.50 per share in 2014. There were no extraordinary dividends declared in 2013.

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