Share-Based Payments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

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NOTE 11:SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

We currently grant share-based awards to our employees, non-employee directors and consultants under our 2011 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance-based restricted stock.

Certain information regarding our share-based payments is as follows:

				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
Dollars in thousands				2013		2012
Share-based payments expense:
	Share-based compensation - stock options		$	577	$	769
	Share-based compensation - restricted stock			2,615		2,680
	Share-based payments for content arrangements			1,645		5,343
		Total share-based payments expense	$	4,837	$	8,792
Tax benefit on share-based payments expense			$	1,799	$	3,334

			March 31, 2013
			Unrecognized Share-Based			Weighted-Average
Dollars in thousands			Payments Expense			Remaining Life
Unrecognized share-based payments expense:
	Share-based compensation - stock options			$	2,555	2.8	years
	Share-based compensation - restricted stock				25,907	2.9	years
	Share-based payments for content arrangements				2,927	1.6	years
		Total unrecognized share-based payments expense		$	31,389

Share-Based Compensation

Stock options

Shares of common stock are issued upon exercise of stock options. Certain other information regarding our stock-based awards is as follows:

• Stock options are granted only to our executives and non-employee directors.
• Options granted during the current year vest annually in equal installments over 4 years, and expire after 10 years.

The following table summarizes the weighted average valuation assumptions we used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Valuation model for stock options granted during 2013:

	Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2013
Expected term (in years)		6.3
Expected stock price volatility		40.0%
Risk-free interest rate		1.2%
Expected dividend yield		0.0%

The following table presents a summary of stock option activity for2013:

				Weighted
				Average
				Exercise
Shares in thousands		Options		Price
OUTSTANDING, December 31, 2012		669	$	34.86
	Granted	85	$	53.40
	Exercised	(155)	$	30.26
	Cancelled, expired, or forfeited	(62)	$	44.89
OUTSTANDING, March 31, 2013		537	$	37.98

Certain information regarding stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2013, is as follows:

		Options		Options
Shares and intrinsic value in thousands		Outstanding		Exercisable
Number		537		370
Weighted average per share exercise price	$	37.98	$	33.09
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	11,039	$	9,391
Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)		3.62		1.65

Restricted stock awards

Restricted stock awards are granted to eligible employees, including executives, and non-employee directors. Awards granted to employees and executives vest annually in equal installments over four years. Non-employee director awards vest one year after the grant date. Performance-based restricted stock awards are granted to executives only, with established performance criteria approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Awards of performance-based restricted stock made prior to 2013, once earned, vest in equal installments over three years from the date of grant. Awards of performance-based restricted stock made in 2013, once earned, vest in two installments over three years from the date of grant (65% of the award vests two years from the date of grant and the remaining 35% of the award vests three years from the date of grant).The restricted shares require no payment from the grantee. The fair value of performance-based awards is based on achieving specific performance conditions and is recognized over the vesting period. The fair value of non-performance-based awards is based on the market price on the grant date and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

The following table presents a summary of restricted stock award activity for 2013:

				Weighted
				Average
		Restricted		Grant Date
Shares in thousands		Stock Awards		Fair Value
NON-VESTED, December 31, 2012		604	$	48.95
	Granted	354		53.45
	Vested	(189)		45.23
	Forfeited	(71)		49.62
NON-VESTED, March 31, 2013		698		52.17

Share-Based Payments for Content Arrangements

We granted restricted stock as part of content license agreements with certain movie studios. The expense related to these agreements is included within direct operating expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and is adjusted based on the number of unvested shares and market price of our common stock each reporting period.

Information related to the shares of restricted stock granted as part of these agreements as of March 31, 2013,is as follows:

					Remaining
		Granted	Vested	Unvested	Vesting Period
Sony		193,348	116,009	77,339	1.3	years
Paramount		300,000	180,000	120,000	1.8	years
	Total	493,348	296,009	197,339