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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Stock options
 
$
916

 
$
881

Restricted stock units
 
2,030

 
1,696

Total
 
$
2,946

 
$
2,577

Schedule Of Weighted Average Assumptions For Employee Stock Options
The following table presents the weighted average assumptions for stock options granted in the periods:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Expected option term
 
4.40 years
 
4.45 years
Expected stock price volatility
 
26.32%
 
27.59%
Risk-free interest rate
 
1.14%
 
1.12%
Expected annual dividend yield
 
1.28%
 
1.33%
Weighted average grant date fair value
 
$9.78
 
$8.43
Schedule Of Weighted Average Assumptions For Restricted Stock Units
The following table presents the weighted average assumptions for restricted stock units granted in the periods:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Vesting period
 
3.91 years
 
3.91 years
Expected annual dividend yield
 
1.14%
 
1.32%
Estimated average grant date fair value per restricted stock unit
 
$50.64
 
$38.81