Capital Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends declared and paid

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

2019:	Dividends per share		Amount (in thousands)
1st quarter	$	0.45	$	7,839
2nd quarter	0.45		7,425
3rd quarter	0.45		7,000
4th quarter	0.45		7,956
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	1.80	$	30,220
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

Share repurchase activity

Below is a table showing the share repurchase activity during the periods presented below:

2019:	Number of Shares	Average Repurchase Price per Share		Amount (in thousands)
1st quarter	872,317	$	89.70	$	78,249
2nd quarter	697,255	90.92		63,393
3rd quarter	1,169,597	78.11		91,357
4th quarter	133,379	78.72		10,499
Total shares repurchased	2,872,548	$	84.77	$	243,498
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