Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

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

Schedule of share-based compensation expenses

Total share-based compensation expenses were comprised as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Option awards	$	6,801	$	6,758	$	8,113	$	9,815
Other share-based awards	14,839		13,847		24,457		19,736
Total share-based compensation before tax	21,640		20,605		32,570		29,551
Tax benefit	5,151		4,904		7,752		7,033
Total share-based compensation expense included in net income	$	16,489	$	15,701	$	24,818	$	22,518