Equity Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Equity Compensation Expense And Related Income Tax Benefit Recognized

The following table summarizes the equity compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Stock options:
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	84	$	379	$	343
Tax benefit	31		154		141
Stock option expense, net of tax	$	53	$	225	$	202
Restricted stock and restricted stock units:
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	4,727	$	4,223	$	2,256
Tax benefit	1,831		1,710		931
Restricted stock expense, net of tax	$	2,896	$	2,513	$	1,325

Schedule Of Equity Compensation Stock Options Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:

	Number of Options (in thousands)		Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of period	800		$	17.92
Options granted	—		—
Options exercised	(141	)	18.13
Options forfeited	(6	)	20.15
Options expired	—		—
Outstanding at end of period	653		17.85		3.36	$	4,493
Exercisable at end of period	570		17.54		2.90	$	4,095

Schedule of Valuation Assumption Stock Options

The following table summarizes the number of stock options granted in 2011 and the weighted-average assumptions used in the valuations:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011
Number of options granted	31,000
Risk-free interest rate	1.8		%
Expected dividend yield	0.90		%
Expected volatility	37		%
Expected term (in years)	7.0
Grant-date fair value	$	8.27

Intrinsic Value Of Stock Options Exercised

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	896
2012	1,537
2011	2,128

Schedule Of Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:

	Number of Restricted Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($)
Nonvested at beginning of period	815		$	20.69
Shares granted	115		23.51
Shares vested	(223	)	21.08
Shares forfeited	(9	)	20.24
Nonvested at end of period	698		21.04

Schedule Of Equity Compensation Award Restricted Stock Valuation Assumptions

The following table summarizes the number of restricted shares and units granted and the weighted-average assumptions used to calculate the present value of estimated future dividends:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Number of shares granted	115,000			268,000			205,500
Dividends per share (quarterly amounts)	$	0.05		$	0.05		$	0.05
Risk-free interest rate	1.4		%	0.7		%	1.0		%

Contributions For Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Our contributions for the Purchase Plan were as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	210
2012	204
2011	217

Contributions And Administrative Expenses Under 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Salaries, wages and benefits expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income includes our 401(k) Plan contributions and administrative expenses, which were as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	1,722
2012	1,612
2011	1,471

Deferred Compensation Assets And Liabilities

The accumulated benefit obligation and aggregate market value of the life insurance policies were as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2013		2012
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	5,773	$	4,311
Aggregate market value	5,186		3,971