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STOCK BASED AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK BASED AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of Compensation Expense and Stock Award Activity Below is a summary of compensation expense and stock award activity (dollars in thousands):
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Stock-based compensation expense $ 6,437    $ 5,861   
Non-vested shares granted 223,481    377,514   
Performance-based non-vested shares granted 56,139    94,152   
Performance-based shares issued in excess of target shares granted (1)
24,054    21,039   
Restricted stock awards vested (includes performance-based awards) 398,346    400,323   
(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 Plans (dollars in thousands):
  As of
  March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost $ 31,486    $ 22,341   
Weighted average years expense recognition period 2.74 1.70
Total equity awards outstanding (1)
1,129,789    1,240,529   
(1)Includes unvested restricted stock, performance-based awards (assuming 100% payout) and restricted stock units.