Share Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Share Based Compensation

Share Based Compensation

13. Share Based Compensation

We account for share based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic No. 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement of compensation costs at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation expense over the service period for awards expected to vest. The following presents the impact of share based compensation expense on our condensed consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Marketing and selling	$	728	$	543	$	1,395	$	1,023
Research and development		409		309		773		615
General and administrative		616		622		1,154		1,173
Total share based compensation	$	1,753	$	1,474	$	3,322	$	2,811

As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $14.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to employees and directors unvested stock option awards and restricted stock awards that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.0 years.