Equity Compensation, Employment Agreements and Other Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of expenses related to equity-based compensation

The following table presents the Company’s expenses related to its equity-based compensation instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Restricted shares of common stock	$	247	$	643	$	841	$	1,892
RSUs	764		591		2,698		2,354		(1)
Dividend equivalent rights	20		37		61		111
Total	$	1,031	$	1,271	$	3,600	$	4,357

(1) RSU expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes approximately $500,000 for a one-time grant to the Company’s chief executive officer.

Schedule of expenses related to deferred compensation plans

The following table presents the Company’s expenses related to its Deferred Plans for its non-employee directors and senior officers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Non-employee directors	$	(35	)	$	(11	)	$	(51	)	$	52
Total	$	(35	)	$	(11	)	$	(51	)	$	52

Schedule of aggregate income deferred by participants and associated liability under deferred compensation plans

The following table presents the aggregate amount of income deferred by participants of the Deferred Plans through September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 that had not been distributed and the Company’s associated liability for such deferrals at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
(In Thousands)	Undistributed Income Deferred (1)		Liability Under Deferred Plans		Undistributed Income Deferred (1)		Liability Under Deferred Plans
Non-employee directors	$	488	$	510	$	324	$	446
Total	$	488	$	510	$	324	$	446

(1) Represents the cumulative amounts that were deferred by participants through September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, which had not been distributed through such respective date.