2.2.0.7 false Stock-Based Compensation 0209 - Disclosure - Stock-Based Compensation true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Stock-Based Compensation 1 us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><font style="font-variant: small-caps"><b>Note 9: Stock-Based Compensation</b></font> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dionex’s Board of Directors authorized the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”). Shares reserved for future issuance under the 2004 Plan may be used for grants of stock options (“options”), restricted stock units (“RSU”), and other types of awards. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dionex also sponsors the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) in which eligible employees may contribute up to 10% of their base compensation to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the market value of the stock at the beginning or end of each six-month offer period, subject to certain annual limitations. Employees purchased 18,831 shares during the three months ended September 30, 2011 for approximately $1.1 million under the ESPP. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b><i>Performance Stock Units</i></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, Dionex issued performance stock units (“PSUs”) to certain executive officers. The number of shares ultimately received will depend on specified performance targets related to revenue and diluted earnings per share growth rates over a two-year performance period (the “performance period”). Fifty percent of the shares awarded vest at the end of the performance period and remaining shares vest twenty-five percent on each of the following two anniversaries after the performance period assuming continued service by the employee. Delivery of the shares occurs upon achievement of the targets and as of the vesting date. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dionex estimates the fair value of the PSUs based on the number of PSUs that are expected to be earned multiplied by the market price of Dionex’s common stock on the date of grant. As the performance targets are considered performance conditions, the expense for these awards, net of estimated forfeitures, is recorded over the four year vesting period based on a graded accelerated vesting method. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following table summarizes PSU activity under the 2004 Plan during the three months ended September 30, 2010: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Wtd. Avg.</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Grant-Date</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Shares</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">PSUs outstanding as of June 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Granted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,688</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">76.30</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Vested </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Changes in PSUs due to performance conditions </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Forfeited </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">PSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">11,688</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">76.30</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As of September 30, 2010, there was $0.8 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to PSU granted under the 2004 Plan. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.8 years. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b><i>Restricted Stock Units</i></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following table summarizes RSU activity under the 2004 Plan during the three months ended September 30, 2010: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Wtd. Avg.</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Grant-Date</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Shares</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">RSUs outstanding as of June 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">87,776</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">64.21</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Granted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">34,241</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">76.30</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Released </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Canceled </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(2,325</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">67.18</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">119,692</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">67.61</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As of September 30, 2010, there was $5.9 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to RSU granted under the 2004 Plan. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.6 years. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b><i>Stock Options</i></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following table summarizes option activity under the 2004 Plan during the three months ended September 30, 2010: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Weighted</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Remaining</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Aggregate</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Average</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Contractual</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Intrinsic</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Options</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Exercise</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Term</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Outstanding</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Price</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>(Years)</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>(in millions)</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options outstanding as of June 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,474,627</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">57.05</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Granted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">215,412</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">76.30</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Exercised </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(32,968</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">44.21</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Canceled </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(13,151</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">68.77</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options outstanding as of September 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,643,920</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">59.74</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.56</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">43.9</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Options vested and expected to vest as of September 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,601,557</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">59.44</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6.48</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">43.2</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Exercisable as of September 30, 2010 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">965,177</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">52.71</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.92</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">32.6</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the first quarter of 2011 was $1.5 million. As of September 30, 2010, there was $12.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.9 years. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following assumptions were used to determine the fair value of the stock options using the Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model for the three months ended September 30: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Volatility </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">33</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">33</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Risk-free interest rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1.55</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2.53</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected life (in years) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4.6</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected dividend </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">0.00</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">0.00</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><b><i>Employee Stock Purchase Plan</i></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following assumptions were used to determine the fair value of ESPP shares for the three months ended September 30: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Volatility </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">30</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">36</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Risk-free interest rate </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">0.20</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">0.30</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected life (in years) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.50</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.50</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected dividend </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">0.00</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">0.00</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The condensed consolidated statement of operations included the following stock-based compensation expense related to options, RSUs, PSUs, and ESPP for the three months ended September 30: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">(in thousands)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cost of sales </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">234</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">158</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Selling, general and administrative expenses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,409</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,041</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Research and development expenses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">330</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">379</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Tax benefit </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(668</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(506</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,305</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">1,072</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure of compensation-related costs for share-based compensation which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of stock compensation, incentive distributions, share-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details. 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