STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table presents the stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Cost of revenues	$	3,117		$	2,285		$	8,711		$	6,519
Operating expenses		7,701			5,806			21,923			16,486
Total stock-based compensation before tax	$	10,818		$	8,091		$	30,634		$	23,005
Income tax benefit	$	(3,227	)	$	(2,326	)	$	(8,917	)	$	(6,437	)