Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases

In August 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock.On July 20, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 1,000,000 additional shares of our Class A common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our Class A common stock during the third quarter of 2012. Through September 30, 2012, we have repurchased 1,120,147 shares, of which 823,092 were purchased in 2012 at an average price of $24.17 per share. At September 30, 2012, 1,879,853 shares remained available for repurchase. This plan does not have an expiration date and we may continue to repurchase shares from time to time as conditions warrant.

Dividends

Dividends declared and paid on our Class A and Class B common stock during the first three quarters of 2012 were as follows:

Quarter declared:	Dividend amount per share		Total amount of dividend (in thousands)
First quarter	$	0.07	$	1,815
Second quarter		0.10		2,583
Third quarter		0.10		2,545

See Note 17 for a discussion of a dividend related to our third quarter 2012 financial results.