Stockholders' Equity (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity

6. Stockholders' Equity

During the first nine months of 2021, we repurchased or withheld an aggregate of 544,132 shares of our common stock, as described below.

Repurchase Program

Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) has authorized a program to repurchase shares of our outstanding common stock (“Repurchase Program”). The purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or directly from stockholders at prevailing market prices based on market conditions and other factors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 253,309 shares were repurchased under the Repurchase Program. As of September 30, 2021, we were authorized to repurchase an additional 874,828 shares under the Repurchase Program.

Withheld Shares

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we withheld 290,823 shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations for the vesting of long-term incentive and restricted stock awards.

Dividends

The Board declared quarterly dividends as follows:

(amounts per share)	2021		2020
First quarter	$	0.40	$	0.40
Second quarter	0.45		0.40
Third quarter	0.45		0.40

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we paid dividends totaling $50.2 million and $46.5 million, respectively.