Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

The following table shows the beginning and ending balances of our issued and outstanding common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021	2020
Shares issued and outstanding, beginning balance		66,456,663	69,065,491
Issuance of common stock from vested restricted stock units		215,958	173,629
Issuance of common stock from exercise of stock options		20,841	29,473

Repurchase of common stock		(744,001)	(747,417)
Awards effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes		(68,228)	(51,126)
Shares issued and outstanding, ending balance		65,881,233	68,470,050

Stock Repurchases

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we repurchased 744,001 shares of common stock for approximately $60 million. We retire shares in the period they are acquired and account for the payment as a reduction to stockholders' equity. As of March 31, 2021, approximately $298 million remained available for further repurchases of our common stock under all authorizations from our board of directors under this program. This repurchase authorization has no expiration.