DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE [Abstract]

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

3.DIVIDENDS PER SHARE

In January, April and August 2015, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share.  These quarterly cash dividends of $20.7 million, $20.5 million and $20.2 million were paid on March 18, 2015, June 10, 2015 and September 16, 2015 to stockholders of record on February 27, 2015, May 22, 2015 and August 28, 2015.  In October 2015, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share to be paid on December 9, 2015 to stockholders of record on November 20, 2015.