SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

10. SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

Dividends

The Company has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since May 2011. Dividend payments made for 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

Payment	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (per share)		Amount
Q1 2014	March 17, 2014	March 24, 2014	$	0.15	$	1,692
Q2 2014	June 16, 2014	June 23, 2014		0.15		1,695
Q3 2014	September 15, 2014	September 22, 2014		0.15		1,696
Q4 2014	December 8, 2014	December 15, 2014		0.15		1,695
Total for 2014			$	0.60	$	6,778
Q1 2015	March 20, 2015	March 23, 2015	$	0.16	$	1,809
Q2 2015	June 15, 2015	June 19, 2015		0.16		1,814
Q3 2015	September 14, 2015	September 21, 2015		0.16		1,815
Q4 2015	December 7, 2015	December 11, 2015		0.16		1,815
Total for 2015			$	0.64	$	7,253
Q1 2016	March 21, 2016	March 28, 2016	$	0.17	$	1,929
Q2 2016	June 13, 2016	June 20, 2016		0.17		1,929
Q3 2016	September 12, 2016	September 19, 2016		0.17		1,928
Q4 2016	December 5, 2016	December 12, 2016		0.17		1,929
Total for 2016			$	0.68	$	7,715
Q1 2017	March 27, 2017	April 3, 2017	$	0.18	$	2,043
Q2 2017	June 13, 2017	June 20, 2017		0.18		2,048
Total for 2017			$	0.36	$	4,091

On August 7, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share. The dividend is payable September 18, 2017 to shareholders of record as of September 11, 2017.