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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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 and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2017 (1)		2016		2017 (1)		2016
RSUs	$	1,836	$	948	$	5,194	$	3,642
Restricted shares of common stock	74		153		175		457
Dividend equivalent rights	—		—		—		44
Total	$	1,910	$	1,101	$	5,369	$	4,143

(1) Equity-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 includes a one-time expense of approximately $900,000 for the accelerated vesting of certain time-based equity awards arising from the death of the Company’s former 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Non-employee directors	$	125	$	52	$	339	$	173
Total	$	125	$	52	$	339	$	173

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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 that had not been distributed and the Company’s associated liability for such deferrals at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:



	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
(In Thousands)	Undistributed Income Deferred (1)		Liability Under Deferred Plans		Undistributed Income Deferred (1)		Liability Under Deferred Plans
Non-employee directors	$	1,525	$	2,061	$	1,066	$	1,263
Total	$	1,525	$	2,061	$	1,066	$	1,263

(1) Represents the cumulative amounts that were deferred by participants through September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, which had not been distributed through such respective date.