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Share-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation
The amount of compensation cost for share-based awards recognized during a period is based on the portion of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and revises those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company analyzes historical data to estimate pre-vesting forfeitures and records share-based compensation expense for those awards expected to vest.
Total share-based compensation expenses were comprised as follows (in thousands):
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Option awards
$
6,936

 
$
6,821

 
$
15,049

 
$
16,636

Other share-based awards
12,755

 
(748
)
 
37,212

 
18,988

Total share-based compensation before tax
19,691

 
6,073

 
52,261

 
35,624

Tax benefit
4,686

 
1,446

 
12,438

 
8,479

Total share-based compensation expense included in net income
$
15,005

 
$
4,627

 
$
39,823

 
$
27,145


In addition to the above share-based compensation expenses, Polaris sponsors a qualified non-leveraged employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Shares allocated to eligible participants’ accounts vest at various percentage rates based on years of service and require no cash payments from the recipient.
At September 30, 2019, there was $111,397,000 of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested share-based equity awards. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.46 years. Included in unrecognized share-based compensation expense is approximately $29,706,000 related to stock options and $81,691,000 for restricted stock.