Employee Termination Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

The following table presents a summary of employee termination benefits for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 (in thousands):


	Cash		Share-Based Compensation (6)		Number of Shares	Total Employee Termination Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits(1)	$	1,194	$	490	37	$	1,684
Other Employee Termination Benefits(2)	2,608		500		44	3,108
	$	3,802	$	990	81	$	4,792
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Executive Employee Termination Benefits(3)	$	11,945	$	9,196	554	$	21,141
Other Employee Termination Benefits(4)	7,581		3,935		209	11,516
	$	19,526	$	13,131	763	$	32,657
Year Ended December 31, 2017
Executive Employee Termination Benefits(5)	$	2,500	$	1,825	96	$	4,325
Other Employee Termination Benefits	490		—		—	490
	$	2,990	$	1,825	96	$	4,815

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(1) On December 12, 2019, the Company's then current CEO, Paul McKinney, separated employment from the Company, and on June 14, 2019, the Company’s then current Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate

Secretary, Philip Warman, separated employment from the Company. As a result, the Company paid cash severance costs and incurred share-based compensation costs associated with these separations during 2019.

(2) As a result of a reduction in workforce in the second quarter of 2019, certain employees received termination benefits including cash severance and accelerated share-based compensation upon separation of service from the Company.

(3) On February 8, 2018, the Company’s then current CEO, James Bennett, separated employment from the Company, and on February 22, 2018, the Company’s then current CFO, Julian Bott, also separated employment from the Company. In accordance with the terms of their respective employment agreements, the Company incurred cash severance costs and share-based compensation costs associated with the accelerated vesting of awards during the first quarter of 2018.

(4) As a result of a reduction in workforce in the first quarter of 2018, certain employees received termination benefits including cash severance and accelerated share and incentive-based compensation vesting upon separation of service from the Company.

(5) Includes cash severance costs and share-based compensation costs associated with the accelerated vesting of awards related to the departure of the Company's former Executive Vice President of Investor Relations and Strategy, Duane Grubert.

(6) Share-based compensation recognized in connection with the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards and performance share units upon the departure of certain executives and the reductions in workforce in 2019 and 2018 reflects the remaining unrecognized compensation expense associated with these awards at the date of termination. The unrecognized compensation expense was calculated using the grant date fair value for restricted stock awards and performance share units. One share of the Company’s common stock was issued per performance share unit.