STOCK AWARD PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation

A summary of our total compensation expense recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for stock-based compensation is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Stock options	$	5,013	$	4,249
Stock awards	5,403		11,744
Company expense on ESPP discount	981		1,130
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	11,397	$	17,123

Schedule Employee Stock Purchase Plan Activity

The following is a summary of the employee stock purchase plan activity: 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Shares purchased by employees	Aggregate cost to employees		Expense recognized by the company
98,839	$	5,561,671	$	981,471