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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends declared and paid

The Company declared and paid cash dividends per share during the periods presented below:

2017:	Dividends per share		Amount (in thousands)
1st quarter	$	—	$	—
2nd quarter	0.35		8,563
3rd quarter	0.35		8,200
4th quarter	0.35		7,606
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	1.05	$	24,369

Share repurchase activity

Below is a table showing the share repurchase activity in 2017:

2017:	Number of Shares	Average Repurchase Price per Share		Amount (in thousands)
1st quarter	—	$	—	$	—
2nd quarter	710,701	$	71.82	51,043
3rd quarter	2,208,133	$	75.49	166,685
4th quarter	1,058,381	$	79.73	84,381
Total shares repurchased	3,977,215	$	75.96	$	302,109