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Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

9. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had 110,000,000 authorized shares of voting common stock and 10,000,000 authorized shares of non-voting common stock. Voting common stock entitles the holder to one vote per share of common stock held.

The following is a summary of the change in the Company’s outstanding shares of voting common stock:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Outstanding shares of voting common stock at the beginning of year

 

 

37,319

 

 

 

37,729

 

 

 

37,407

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

183

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

256

 

Issuance of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for tax payments

   and cancellations

 

 

178

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

66

 

Repurchases

 

 

(271

)

 

 

(646

)

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of voting common stock at the end of year

 

 

37,409

 

 

 

37,319

 

 

 

37,729

 

 

 

In January 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase program for up to $35.0 million of the Company’s common stock. In July 2014, the Board of Directors increased the authorization under the share repurchase program by an additional $65.0 million of the Company’s common stock. The share repurchase program will expire on February 29, 2016. In January 2016, the Board of Directors authorized a new two-year share repurchase program for up to $25.0 million of the Company’s common stock. Shares repurchased under the programs will be held in treasury for future use.  

Dividends