Stock Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

The Company grants equity-based awards to employees under its 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2004 Plan”), and grants equity-based awards to non-employee directors under its 2006 Director Plan, as amended (the "2006 Plan", and together with the “2004 Plan”, the "Equity Plans"). Stock-based compensation expense by type of award, all of which was recognized as a component of "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, was as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Restricted stock	$	741	$	622	$	2,338	$	2,269
Stock options	—		—		—		36
Total stock-based compensation	$	741	$	622	$	2,338	$	2,305

Restricted stock activity in the Equity Plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, was as follows:



	Shares
	(in thousands)
Non-vested stock, January 1, 2015	57
Awarded	181
Vested	(20	)
Forfeited	(3	)
Non-vested stock, September 30, 2015	215

The Company did not grant any stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.