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SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Stockholders Equity Note Abstract |
Schedule of dividends payable on unvested restricted stock units |
|  |  |  | Dividend Equivalent Liabilities
|  | Balance Sheet |  | December 31,
|  | Location |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Short-term |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 830 |  | $ | 260
Long-term |  | Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 1,331 |  |  | 348
Total |  |  |  | $ | 2,161 |  | $ | 608
Schedule Of Vested Employee Restricted Stock Units And Value |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Shares of stock deemed repurchased |  |  | 169 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 132
Amount recorded as financing activity |  | $ | 2,565 |  | $ | 2,268 |  | $ | 1,562
Schedule of dividend activity |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Aggregate
|  | Payment |  | Dividends |  |  | Payment
Equity Type |  | Date |  | per Share |  |  | Amount
Common stock |  | June 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.075 |  | $ | 2,885,838
|  | September 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.075 |  | $ | 2,886,179
|  | December 15, 2016 |  | $ | 0.075 |  | $ | 2,891,608
|  | March 15, 2017 |  | $ | 0.075 |  | $ | 2,915,952
|  | June 15, 2017 |  | $ | 0.075 |  | $ | 2,920,860
|  | August 30, 2017 |  | $ | 0.200 |  | $ | 7,791,075
|  | September 15, 2017 |  | $ | 0.075 |  | $ | 2,921,727
|  | December 15, 2017 |  | $ | 0.090 |  | $ | 12,633,039
Preferred |  | January 16, 2016 |  | $ | 37,500.00 |  | $ | 412,500
|  | April 16, 2016 |  | $ | 37,500.00 |  | $ | 412,500
|  | July 16, 2016 |  | $ | 37,500.00 |  | $ | 412,500
|  | October 16, 2016 |  | $ | 50,000.00 |  | $ | 550,000
|  | January 16, 2017 |  | $ | 50,000.00 |  | $ | 550,000
|  | April 16, 2017 |  | $ | 50,000.00 |  | $ | 550,000
|  | July 16, 2017 |  | $ | 50,000.00 |  | $ | 550,000
|  | October 16, 2017 |  | $ | 62,500.00 |  | $ | 687,500
|  | November 17, 2017 |  | $ | 21,527.78 |  | $ | 236,806
ESPP Shares Purchased and Non-Cash Comp Expense |
|  | Years Ended
|  | December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Number of shares purchased |  |  | 15 |  |  | 32 |  |  | -
Non-cash compensation expense recognized |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 67 |  | $ | -

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