Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Summary Of Common Stock Information

The following table summarizes information about shares of the Company’s common stock at:

	March 31,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2017	2016	2016
Common stock authorized	75,000	75,000	75,000
Common stock issued	27,590	27,189	27,434
Treasury stock	2,684	2,684	2,684

Schedule Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following reconciliation details the denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
(In thousands)	2017	2016
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share	24,906	24,567
Common stock equivalents pertaining to stock-based awards	349	227
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share	25,255	24,794

Schedule of Dividends Declared

The table below summarizes the regular quarterly dividends declared and paid during the periods ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

(In thousands, except per share data)	Per Share		Record Date	Payment Date	Total Paid
First Quarter 2016	$	0.30	04/01/16	04/15/16	$	7,344
Second Quarter 2016	0.30		06/06/16	06/17/16	7,363
Third Quarter 2016	0.30		08/19/16	09/02/16	7,371
Fourth Quarter 2016	0.50		11/28/16	12/09/16	12,359
Total 2016	$	1.40			$	34,437
First Quarter 2017	$	0.50	03/06/17	03/17/17	$	12,442