Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-based compensation expense and income tax benefits recognized during the periods

The following table provides information on share-based compensation expense and income tax benefits recognized during the periods:

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2017			2016		2017			2016
	(In thousands)
Stock option and stock purchase plans	$	1,953		1,633		$	5,811		5,410
Unvested stock	2,618			2,237		8,823			8,460
Share-based compensation expense	4,571			3,870		14,634			13,870
Income tax benefit	(1,608		)	(1,321	)	(5,090		)	(4,691	)
Share-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	2,963		2,549		$	9,544		9,179

The following table is a summary of compensation expense recognized for market-based cash awards in addition to the share-based compensation expense reported in the previous table:

	Three months ended September 30,			Nine months ended September 30,
	2017		2016	2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Cash awards	$	124	119	$	245	447

Summary of awards granted under the Plans

The following table is a summary of the awards granted under the Plans during the periods presented:

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2017	2016
	(Shares in thousands)
Stock options	465	513
Market-based restricted stock rights	46	34
Performance-based restricted stock rights	79	45
Time-vested restricted stock rights	110	129
Total	700	721