Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

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

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

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has granted options to purchase its common stock to certain employees and directors of the Company and its affiliates under various stock option plans at no less than the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant.  These options are granted for a term not exceeding ten years and are forfeited in the event the employee or director terminates his or her employment or relationship with the Company or one of its affiliates other than by retirement, based on certain criteria.  These options generally vest over five years.  All option plans contain anti-dilutive provisions that permit an adjustment of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock represented by each option for any change in capitalization.

The Company’s stock-based compensation expense was $204,000 and $133,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 respectively and $768,000 and $474,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 respectively.

Qualified Options

Following is a summary of activity in the Incentive Stock Option Plans for the period indicated:

For nine months ending September 30, 2011
	Shares		Exercise Price*
Outstanding at beginning of year	360,130
Granted	35,000		$	26.45
Exercised	(13,650	)	$	12.11
Cancelled	(2,000	)	$	24.69
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	379,480		$	19.23
Exercisable at September 30, 2011	245,180		$	19.25
Available for grant at September 30, 2011	162,500

*Weighted Averages

Options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2011 were as follows:

Qualified Stock Options	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
	Shares	Remaining Contractual Life(yrs)*	Exercise Price*		Shares	Exercise Price*
Range of Exercise Price
$11.45 - $17.85	139,480	5.96	$	12.25	80,980	$	12.84
$19.79 - $26.45	240,000	6.35	$	23.29	164,200	$	22.42
Total	379,480				245,180

*Weighted Averages

Non-qualified Options

Following is a summary of activity in the Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans for the period indicated:

For nine months ending September 30, 2011
	Shares		Exercise Price*
Outstanding at beginning of year	102,400
Granted	30,000		$	26.45
Exercised	(14,600	)	$	11.45
Cancelled	(5,000	)	$	25.18
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	112,800		$	18.62
Exercisable at September 30, 2011	37,400		$	19.57
Available for grant at September 30, 2011	320,500

*Weighted Averages

Options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2011 were as follows:

Non-Qualified Stock Options	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
	Shares	Remaining Contractual Life(yrs)*	Exercise   Price*		Shares	Exercise Price*
Range of Exercise Price
$11.45 - $12.10	54,300	8.00	$	11.45	12,900	$	11.45
$13.96 - $19.79	6,000	4.00	$	19.79	6,000	$	19.79
$25.02 - $26.45	52,500	8.24	$	25.90	18,500	$	25.16
Total	112,800				37,400

*Weighted Averages

Restricted Stock

Following is a summary of activity in the Restricted Stock for the periods indicated:

For nine months ending September 30, 2011
	Shares		Price		Weighted- average remaining contractual term (in years)
Outstanding at beginning of year	9,000		$	15.86		2.33
Granted	13,500		$	26.08		—
Vested	(2,750	)	$	15.06		—
Forfeited or Cancelled	—		$	—		—
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	19,750		$	22.96		3.48