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STOCK BASED AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK BASED AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of Compensation Expense and Stock Award Activity Below is a summary of stock-based compensation expense and stock award activity (dollars in thousands):
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2023 2022 2023 2022
Stock-based compensation expense $ 6,156  $ 6,852  $ 16,557  $ 16,897 
Non-vested shares granted 4,151  13,478  184,563  278,340 
Performance-based non-vested shares granted —  3,322  42,964  43,326 
Performance-based shares issued in excess of target shares granted (1)
—  —  26,167  37,146 
Restricted stock awards vested (includes performance-based awards) 4,355  4,418  291,526  396,578 
(1)Performance-based shares that vested and were issued as a result of performance achievement exceeding the originally established targeted number of shares related to respective performance metrics.
Summary of Additional Information Regarding Stock Plan
The following table includes additional information regarding our stock compensation plan (dollars in thousands):
As of
  September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost $ 32,844  $ 29,187 
Weighted average years expense recognition period 1.97 1.98
Total equity awards outstanding (1)
703,415  803,769 
(1)Includes unvested restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based awards (assuming 100% target payout).