STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

The Company paid a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on June 24, 2016 to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2016. The Company also paid a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on March 25, 2016 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2016. As a result, for the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company paid $3,401 in dividends to shareholders. The cash dividend payments were applied to accumulated deficit.

On July 30, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10,000 of the Company's common stock. The Company intends to make purchases from time to time as market conditions warrant. This authorization does not expire. During the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had repurchased 650,278 and 1,361,493 shares in the open market for a total cost of $858 and $3,147, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company also purchased 1,100,000 shares from Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. in a private transaction pursuant to a securities purchase agreement for a total cost of $1,980 or $1.80 per share. As of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, under the July 30, 2015 authorization, the Company had repurchased 3,639,405, 2,989,127 and 527,634 shares for a total cost of $7,370, $6,513, and $1,386, respectively.