Dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

During 2017, the Company paid regular quarterly cash dividends totaling $55.2 million as detailed below:



	Paid During the Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2017		June 30, 2017		September 30, 2017		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.18625	$	0.18750	$	0.18875	$	0.19000
Total cash dividends paid	$	13,624	$	13,750	$	13,883	$	13,987
Record date	February 17, 2017		May 19, 2017		August 18, 2017		November 17, 2017
Payment date	March 24, 2017		June 23, 2017		September 22, 2017		December 22, 2017

Dividends Payable on Outstanding Weighted Average Basic Common Shares

Cash dividends declared on the Company’s outstanding weighted average number of basic common shares for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.75750	$	0.73750	$	0.71750