Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 15. Employee Benefit Plans

We sponsor a defined contribution 401(k) plan for all employees 18 years or older. Employee contributions may be made on a before-tax basis, limited by IRS regulations. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we matched 50% of the employee’s contributions up to 6% of eligible compensation. Eligibility for the matching contribution in all years began after the participant had worked a minimum of three months. Our matching contributions to the plan vest ratably over five years of service by the employee. During 2014, we used approximately $165,000 of previously forfeited matching contributions to fund current matching contributions, which decreased our 2014 expense. We recognized expense associated with matching contributions as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
401(k) expense	$	632	$	744	$	705