STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Options activity outstanding of stock option plan

Option activity under the Company’s stock option plan as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

(in thousands except per share data)	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2010		136		$	4.66		1.59	$	2,056
Exercised		(103	)		4.48
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		33			5.26		0.93		553
Exercised		(32	)		5.25
Outstanding at December 31, 2012		1		$	5.52		0.08	$	17
Exercised		(1	)		5.52
Outstanding at December 31, 2013		—		$	—		—	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2013		—		$	—		—	$	—

Components of the stock-based compensation programs recorded as expense

The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s stock-based compensation programs recorded as expense ($ in thousands):

Years ended December 31,	2013			2012			2011
Time Lapse Restricted Stock:
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	10,427		$	9,494		$	7,555
Tax benefit		(4,014	)		(3,655	)		(2,909	)
Restricted stock expense, net of tax	$	6,413		$	5,839		$	4,636

Summarized information on unvested restricted stock units outstanding

The following table summarizes information on unvested restricted stock units outstanding as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

	Number of Shares (in thousands)			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested Restricted Stock Grants
Unvested as of December 31, 2010		2,664		$	11.09
Forfeited		(74	)		12.90
Vested		(574	)		10.08
Granted		670			19.30
Unvested as of December 31, 2011		2,686			13.30
Forfeited		(92	)		16.41
Vested		(627	)		10.87
Granted		776			22.69
Unvested as of December 31, 2012		2,743			16.41
Forfeited		(56	)		17.52
Vested		(697	)		13.34
Granted		463			24.29
Unvested as of December 31, 2013		2,454		$	18.75