STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 March 31,
(in thousands)	2017			2016
Cost of revenues	$	3,622		$	2,680
Operating expenses		8,886			6,255
Total stock-based compensation before tax	$	12,508		$	8,935
Income tax benefit	$	(3,815	)	$	(2,605	)