Share-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

10.

Share-based Compensation

Our 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan allows for granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock awards, and deferred stock awards to our officers, employees, directors, and consultants.

The components of share-based compensation expense were as follows:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Stock option awards	$	198	$	168
Restricted stock units		80		109


Total share-based compensation	$	278	$	277

We did not issue option grants in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. We did not issue restricted stock unit grants in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

We issued approximately 23,000 and 46,000 shares of common stock following the exercise or vesting of underlying stock options or restricted stock units in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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