STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures, included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of earnings:

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Cost of sales	$	24	$	21	$	14	$	37
Research and development		22		33		49		49
Selling, general, and adminstrative		2,171		975		3,259		1,511
	$	2,217	$	1,029	$	3,322	$	1,597

Schedule of Share-based Compansation, Stock Option And Restricted Stock, Activity

A summary of stock option and restricted stock activity under the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented below:

(in thousands)	Options		RSAs
Outstanding December 31, 2014		458		63
Granted		120		28
Options Exercised/RSAs Vested		(31)		(10)
Forfeited		(33)		(5)
Outstanding June 30, 2015		514		76
Outstanding December 31, 2015		474		63
Granted		273		42
Options Exercised/RSAs Vested		(54)		(15)
Forfeited		(50)		(12)
Outstanding June 30, 2016		643		78