COMMON STOCK REPURCHASES AND CASH DIVIDENDS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Common Stock Repurchases and Cash Dividends [Abstract]

Dividends Declared and Paid

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and September 30, 2016, cash dividends declared and paid were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016		September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016
Dividends declared and paid	$	4,164	$	3,771	$	12,463	$	11,254
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.14	$	0.13	$	0.42	$	0.39