Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 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