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Dividends
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Dividends

(10) Dividends

We declared and paid dividends of $16.4 million, or $.20 per share, during the third quarter of 2021 and declared and paid dividends of $50.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021.  Dividend equivalents, which were applicable to unvested restricted stock units, were accrued during 2021 and will be paid upon vesting of the restricted stock unit.  As part of our COVID-19 initiatives, we suspended quarterly dividend payments in the second quarter of 2020 and resumed them in the first quarter of 2021.  Dividends of $17.3 million, or $.20 per share were declared and paid during the first nine months of 2020 (declared and paid during the first three months of 2020).