Note 9 - Accounting for Share-based Payment Arrangement Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

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9

) Accounting for Share-based Payment Arrangement Compensation

We account for share-based payment arrangements in accordance with FASB ASC

718,

Compensation – Stock Compensation

. During the

first

three

months of

2019,

there were

no

significant changes to the structure of our stock-based award plans. Pre-tax compensation expense related to stock options and performance unit awards recorded in the

first

three

months of

2019

and

2018

was

$366,000

and

$321,000,

respectively.