Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Summary Of Common Stock Information

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

	September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2017	2016	2016
Common stock authorized	75,000	75,000	75,000
Common stock issued	27,625	27,308	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:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,		Three Months Ended   September 30,
(In thousands)	2017	2016	2017	2016
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share	24,993	24,587	25,060	24,724
Common stock equivalents pertaining to stock-based awards	339	295	399	336
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share	25,332	24,882	25,459	25,060

Schedule of Dividends Declared

The table below summarizes the regular quarterly dividends declared and paid during the periods ended September 30, 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
Second Quarter 2017	0.50		05/19/17	06/02/17	12,445
Third Quarter 2017	0.50		08/18/17	09/01/17	12,459
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017	$	1.50			$	37,346