Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 01, 2015

Stock-based compensation expense by type

The compensation costs that have been charged against income for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2015 and August 2, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	August 1, 2015		August 2, 2014		August 1, 2015		August 2, 2014
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	18	$	19	$	359	$	430
Restricted stock unit awards, including performance-based		887		885		3,165		2,936
Employee stock purchases		21		19		58		56
Director deferred compensation		18		17		35		35
Total stock-based compensation expense		944		940		3,617		3,457
Income tax benefit recognized		346		347		1,331		1,280
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	598	$	593	$	2,286	$	2,177

Equity awards granted during the period

In the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2015 and August 2, 2014, we granted the following equity awards:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	August 1, 2015		August 2, 2014		August 1, 2015		August 2, 2014
Stock options		1,138		979		20,228		17,975
Restricted stock unit awards		-		896		69,529		63,399
Performance-based restricted stock unit awards		-		-		29,300		25,300
Deferred stock units		376		323		11,628		10,329