Repurchase of Common Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Class Of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]

Repurchases Of Common Stock [Text Block]

NOTE 10: REPURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK

The following table presents a summary of our Board authorization of the stock repurchases during 2013:

			Board
Dollars in thousands			Authorization
Authorized repurchase - as of January 1, 2013		$	133,640
	Additional board authorization		250,000
	Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		4,655
	Repurchase of common stock from open market		(46,482)
Authorized repurchase - as of March 31, 2013		$	341,813

Board Authorization

On January 31, 2013, our Board of Directors approved an additional repurchase program of up to $250.0 million of our common stock plus the cash proceeds received from the exercise of stock options by our officers, directors, and employees.