Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends declared and paid

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

2018:	Dividends per share		Amount (in thousands)
1st quarter	$	0.40	$	8,335
2nd quarter	0.40		7,998
3rd quarter	0.40		7,633
4th quarter	0.40		7,303
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	1.60	$	31,269
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 during the periods presented below:

2018:	Number of Shares	Average Repurchase Price per Share		Amount (in thousands)
1st quarter	407,091	$	94.79	$	38,588
2nd quarter	960,105	81.54		78,287
3rd quarter	870,538	87.59		76,248
4th quarter	1,000,881	88.57		88,651
Total shares repurchased	3,238,615	$	87.00	$	281,774
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