Equity Compensation, Employment Agreements and Other Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation Related Costs [Abstract]

Schedule of expenses related to equity-based compensation

The following table presents the Company’s expenses related to its equity-based compensation instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
(In Thousands)	2015		2014
Restricted shares of common stock	$	246	$	367
RSUs	646		1,080		(1)
DERs	20		37
Total	$	912	$	1,484

(1) RSU expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 includes approximately $500,000 for a one-time grant to the Company’s chief executive officer.

Schedule of expenses related to deferred compensation plans

The following table presents the Company’s expenses related to its Deferred Plans for its non-employee directors and senior officers for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
(In Thousands)	2015			2014
Non-employee directors	$	(8	)	$	36
Total	$	(8	)	$	36

Schedule of aggregate income deferred by participants and associated liability under deferred compensation plans

The following table presents the aggregate amount of income deferred by participants of the Deferred Plans through March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 that had not been distributed and the Company’s associated liability for such deferrals at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Undistributed Income Deferred (1)		Liability Under Deferred Plans		Undistributed Income Deferred (1)		Liability Under Deferred Plans
(In Thousands)
Non-employee directors	$	264	$	330	$	324	$	446
Total	$	264	$	330	$	324	$	446

(1)  Represents the cumulative amounts that were deferred by participants through March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, which had not been distributed through such date.