SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Summary of Share-based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense, which is included in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income, is summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Amounts in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Share-based compensation expense components:
Restricted share expense	$	199	$	297	$	653	$	1,384
Stock option expense	432		992		4,559		3,062
LTIP expense(1)	1,023		1,171		6,323		3,374
Performance-based LTI expense(2)	944		828		2,886		2,315
Deferred share unit (“DSU”) expense	6		22		42		134
Total Share-based compensation expense	$	2,604	$	3,310	$	14,463	$	10,269

(1) LTIP expense includes the time-based portion of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 LTI Plans.

(2) Performance-based LTI expense includes the 2015 and 2017 OPP plans and the performance-based portion of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 LTI Plans.