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Stock Based Compensation Expense
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Stock Based Compensation Expense [Abstract]  
Stock Based Compensation Expense

10. Stock Based Compensation Expense—The Company accounts for stock-based awards to employees and directors in accordance with FASB ASC 718, "Share-Based Payment," which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including shares of common stock granted for services, employee stock options, and employee stock purchases related to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("employee stock purchases") based on estimated fair values.

Stock Options—During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not grant any employees options to acquire shares of common stock.

Option activity within each plan is as follows:

 

     Incentive
Stock Option
Plans		     Weighted Average
Price Per Share		      Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Price
Per Share		  

Balance outstanding, December 31, 2011

      1,388,514      $ 7.44       $ 7.26   

Options granted

      —          —        

Options exercised, range from $7.50-$14.74

      (35,340 )      13.37      

Options expired

      —          —        
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

  

Balance outstanding, March 31, 2012

      1,353,174      $ 7.28       $ 6.95   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

Information relating to stock options at March 31, 2012 summarized by exercise price is as follows:

 

     Outstanding Weighted Average      Exercisable Weighted
Average		  

Exercise Price Per Share

    Shares      Remaining
Life
(Months)		      Exercise
Price		      Shares      Exercise
Price		  

Incentive Stock Option Plan:

               

$3.67

      450,000         9       $ 3.67         450,000       $ 3.67   

$7.50

      699,333         104       $ 7.50         76,333       $ 7.50  

$11.32—$14.99

      203,841         18       $ 14.50         183,941       $ 14.75   
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
     1,353,174          $ 7.28         710,274       $ 6.95   
  

 

 

        

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

The weighted average exercise prices for options granted and exercisable and the weighted average remaining contractual life for options outstanding as of March 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

     Number
of
Shares		      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price		      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Months)		      Intrinsic
Value
(thousands)		  

As of March 31, 2012:

            

Incentive Stock Option Plans:

            

Outstanding

      1,353,174       $ 7.28         60       $ 19,496   

Expected to Vest

      1,343,830       $ 7.28         59       $ 19,365   

Exercisable

      710,274       $ 6.95         19       $ 10,468   

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense, excluding expense related to modifications, related to stock options of $234 and $223, respectively.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $1,605 of unamortized stock-based compensation expenses related to unvested stock options outstanding. This amount will be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.7 years. This projected expense will change if any stock options are granted or cancelled prior to the respective reporting periods or if there are any changes required to be made for estimated forfeitures.

Restricted Shares—A status summary of non-vested shares as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is presented below:

 

     Number
of
Shares		     Weighted
Average
Grant-
Date
Fair Value		  

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2011

      101,640      $ 11.37   

Granted

      207,184      $ 20.45   

Vested

      (82,640 )    $ 11.73   

Forfeited

      —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

Nonvested shares at March 31, 2012

      226,184      $ 19.55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

Restricted stock grants — During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company granted a total of 207,184 of common stock. The shares will cliff vest after three years of service. The shares granted in 2012 were average fair valued at $20.45 per share. The fair value was determined by using the publicly traded share price as of the date of grant. The Company is recognizing as expense the value of restricted shares over the required service period of three years. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were 82,640 restricted shares that vested, which had an average grant-date value of $11.73 per share and an average vest-date value of $17.58 per share.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, no restricted shares were granted. There were 1,993 restricted shares of common stock that were forfeited during the three months ended March 31, 2011. These shares were not vested when terminated.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted shares of $188 and $192, respectively.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $4,330 of unamortized stock-based compensation expenses related to unvested restricted shares. This amount will be recognized over the weighted-average period of 3.0 years. This projected expense will change if any restricted shares are granted or cancelled prior to the respective reporting periods or if there are any changes required to be made for estimated forfeitures.