Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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

Schedule Of Share-Based Payment Arrangements

The Company granted the following stock-based awards:



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Stock options	—	53,998	47,500	167,498
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units	—	—	87,500	35,000

Schedule of Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

The Company recognized the following amounts related to its share-based payment arrangements (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock-based compensation cost charged against income, before income tax benefit:
Stock options	$	196	$	198	$	611	$	723
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	301		112		670		387
Total stock-based compensation	$	497	$	310	$	1,281	$	1,110
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock-based compensation cost included in:
Cost of revenues	$	4	$	5	$	23	$	16
Operating expenses	493		305		1,258		1,094
Total stock-based compensation	$	497	$	310	$	1,281	$	1,110

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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