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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, 2022
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,
  2022 2021 2022 2021
Stock-based compensation expense $ 6,852  $ 5,845  $ 16,897  $ 14,435 
Non-vested shares granted 13,478  4,114  278,340  225,666 
Performance-based non-vested shares granted 3,322  —  43,326  46,593 
Performance-based shares issued in excess of target shares granted (1)
—  —  37,146  37,425 
Restricted stock awards vested (includes performance-based awards) 4,418  3,615  396,578  438,344 
(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, 2022 December 31, 2021
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost $ 33,823  $ 25,007 
Weighted average years expense recognition period 2.02 1.97
Total equity awards outstanding (1)
803,769  883,280 
(1)Includes unvested restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based awards (assuming 100%/target payout).