Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock based incentive compensation plans

11.  Stock-Based Compensation Plans

We sponsor stock-based compensation plans for our employees and directors and for the employees and agents of our subsidiaries that provide for the grant of stock options, performance shares (performance-vested shares as opposed to service-vested shares), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and deferred stock units (“DSUs”).  We issue new shares to satisfy option exercises.

LNC stock-based awards granted were as follows:

	For the
	Three
	Months
	Ended
	March 31,
	2015
10-year LNC stock options		495,519
Performance shares		159,097
RSUs		422,570
Non-employee:
SARs		48,451
Agent stock options		89,831
Director DSUs		7,883