Stock and Incentive Compensation Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock and Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Compensation expense for stock and incentive plans

The following tables summarize the stock and incentive plan activity for the periods presented:

	Three Months ended September 30, 2011
	Stock			Performance		Time-Vested
	Options			Awards		Awards
Outstanding/Nonvested shares or units, beginning of period		1,208,500			180,322		365,275
Granted		-			-		4,318
Expired		(800	)		-		-
Outstanding/Nonvested shares or units, end of period		1,207,700			180,322		369,593

	Nine Months ended September 30, 2011
	Stock			Performance			Time-Vested			RSU Award
	Options			Awards			Awards			(Cash-Settled)
Outstanding/Nonvested shares or units, beginning of period		1,311,925			210,797			343,469			23,123
Granted		-			53,863			73,057			-
Granted - excess shares		-			-			84,121			23,123
Exercised or released from restriction		(69,525	)		(84,338	)		(126,596	)		(46,246	)
Expired		(33,400	)		-			-			-
Forfeited		(1,300	)		-			(4,458	)		-
Outstanding/Nonvested shares or units, end of period		1,207,700			180,322			369,593			-

Stock Based Incentive Plan

The following table presents information regarding compensation expense for stock and incentive plans for the periods presented ($ in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Compensation expense - Stock and Incentive plans:
Stock option-based awards	$	-	$	78	$	100	$	355
Performance awards		214		251		655		752
Time-vested awards		671		838		2,172		2,580
RSU award (share price: $23.65-2011, $20.82-2010)		-		166		184		490
Total	$	885	$	1,333	$	3,111	$	4,177

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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