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Stock-based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Stock-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Stock-based Compensation
  (7) Stock-based Compensation.

 

The Company accounts for share-based compensation by measuring the cost of the employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including grants of stock options, based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant. In addition, to the extent that the Company receives an excess tax benefit upon exercise of an award, such benefit is reflected as cash flow from financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Stock-based compensation expense includes compensation expense for new share-based awards and for share-based awards granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006.

 

Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $8,942 and $8,942, respectively, relating to employee and director stock options.