Shareholders' Equity |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
Shareholders’ Equity | Shareholders’ Equity Preferred Stock The Company has 400,000 shares of authorized but unissued $.01 par value preferred stock. Common Stock Each outstanding share of common stock entitles the record holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders. Common shareholders are also entitled to dividends when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. Shareholder Rights Plan The Company has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan, the purpose of which is, among other things, to enhance the Board of Directors’ ability to protect shareholder interests and to ensure that shareholders receive fair treatment in the event any coercive takeover attempt of the Company is made in the future. The Shareholder Rights Plan could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from acquiring, the Company or a large block of the Company’s common stock. The following summary description of the Shareholder Rights Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan, which has been previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 5, 2008. In connection with the adoption of the Shareholder Rights Plan, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend distribution of one purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 5, 2008. The Rights currently are not exercisable and are attached to and trade with the outstanding shares of common stock. Under the Shareholder Rights Plan, the Rights become exercisable if a person becomes an “acquiring person” by acquiring 15% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock or if a person commences a tender offer that would result in that person owning 15% or more of the common stock. If a person becomes an “acquiring person,” each holder of a Right (other than the acquiring person) would be entitled to purchase, at the then-current exercise price, such number of shares of the Company’s preferred stock which are equivalent to shares of common stock having twice the exercise price of the Right. If the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction after any such event, each holder of a Right would then be entitled to purchase, at the then-current exercise price, shares of the acquiring company’s common stock having a value of twice the exercise price of the Right. Stock Repurchases In April 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $50,000,000 of the Company's common stock. As of December 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 1,079,000 shares at a cost of $50,000,000 under this program, including 895,000 shares at a cost of $42,415,000 in 2015. Stock repurchases under this 2014 program are now complete. In August 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $100,000,000 of the Company's common stock. Purchases under this 2015 program began in the third quarter of 2015 upon completion of the 2014 program. As of December 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 2,311,000 shares at a cost of $83,936,000 under this program. Total stock repurchases in 2015 amounted to $126,351,000. In November, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $100,000,000 of the Company's common stock. Purchases under this November 2015 program will commence upon completion of the August 2015 program. The Company may repurchase shares under these programs in future periods depending on a variety of factors, including, among other things, the impact of dilution from employee stock options, stock price, share availability, and cash requirements. Dividends The Company’s Board of Directors declared and paid cash dividends of $0.07 per share in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2015. Total cash dividends paid in 2015 amounted to $18,062,000. The cash dividend in the second quarter of 2015 was the first dividend declared and paid since the fourth quarter of 2012 when the Company’s Board of Directors accelerated dividends in advance of an increase in the federal tax on dividends paid after December 31, 2012. Due to these accelerated payments, no cash dividends were declared or paid in 2013, 2014, or the first quarter of 2015. Future dividends will be declared at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and will depend upon such factors as the Board deems relevant, including, among other things, the Company's ability to generate positive cash flow from operations. |