STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

Schedule of share-based compensation, stock options, activity

              A summary of activity for the Company's stock options as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 is presented below:

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of year		1,438,979		$	24.21
Granted		8,654			23.11
Exercised		(330,756	)		12.70
Forfeited		(171,797	)		29.92
Outstanding at end of year		945,080		$	27.19	2.28 years	$	782
Vested or expected to vest at year-end		933,258		$	27.30	2.26 years	$	739
Exercisable at year-end		758,166		$	29.34	1.98 years	$	350

Schedule of non-vested stock options activity

Unvested Options	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Unvested at January 1, 2011		416,851		$	5.04
Granted		8,654			13.21
Vested		(227,813	)		5.59
Forfeited		(10,778	)		4.56
Unvested at December 31, 2011		186,914		$	4.77

Schedule of share-based payment award, stock options, valuation assumptions

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010(5)	2009
Expected term(1)		4 years		N/A		4 years
Expected volatility(2)		78.1	%	N/A		60.5	%
Expected dividend yield(3)		0.2	%	N/A		0.6	%
Risk-free interest rate(4)		1.6	%	N/A		1.8	%

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The expected term (estimated period of time outstanding) of stock options granted was estimated using the historical exercise behavior of employees.

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The expected volatility was based on historical volatility for a period equal to the stock option's expected term.

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The expected dividend yield is based on the Company's prevailing dividend rate at the time of grant.

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The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury strips in effect at the time of grant equal to the stock option's expected term.

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The Company did not issue any stock options during the year ended December 31, 2010.

Schedule summarizing information about stock options outstanding

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2011:

	Options Outstanding					Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number of Outstanding Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Number of Exercisable Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$0.00 to $4.99		15,530	$	4.25	4.25 years		—	$	—
$5.00 to $9.99		7,292		5.43	4.21 years		—		—
$10.00 to $14.99		32,528		13.62	1.42 years		24,115		13.17
$15.00 to $19.99		117,511		17.73	2.47 years		90,117		17.63
$20.00 to $24.99		364,982		21.14	3.21 years		236,697		21.09
$25.00 to $29.99		—		—	—		—		—
$30.00 to $34.99		18,320		33.82	0.57 years		18,320		33.82
$35.00 to $39.99		382,168		37.83	1.38 years		382,168		37.83
$40.00 to $44.99		6,749		40.36	1.66 years		6,749		40.36
$0.00 to $44.99		945,080	$	27.19	2.28 years		758,166	$	29.34

Schedule of share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, grant date intrinsic value

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the year(1)	$	13.21	$	—	$	3.00
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands)	$	2,650	$	1,772	$	53
Total fair value of options vested (in thousands)	$	1,274	$	2,137	$	1,638

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The Company did not issue any stock options during the year ended December 31, 2010.

Schedule of share-based compensation, time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards activity

	2011
	Restricted Stock
	Time-Based					Performance-Based
	Shares			Weighted Average Price		Shares			Weighted Average Price
Outstanding at beginning of year		1,789,498		$	17.09		—		$	—
Granted		502,781			19.17		513,022			22.25
Vested		(242,025	)		23.82		—			—
Forfeited		(240,193	)		17.05		(32,287	)		23.11
Outstanding at end of year		1,810,061		$	16.77		480,735		$	22.19