SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Schedule of Dividends Declared Per Common Share and Total Amounts Declared, Distributed and Deferred

The following table presents dividends declared per common share as well as total amounts declared, distributed and deferred for the periods indicated:


	Dividends
(in thousands, except per share data)	Per Share		Declared		Distributed		(Released)/Deferred
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024	$	1.60	$	129,444	$	131,378	$	(1,934)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023	$	1.38	$	111,986	$	112,189	$	(203)

Summary of Activity Related to Shares of Common Stock Issued and Repurchased

The following table presents activity related to shares of common stock issued and repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2024:


	Common Stock	Treasury	Common Stock
	Issued	Stock	Outstanding
Balance at December 31, 2023	133,817,332	(54,726,120)	79,091,212
Dividend payable/paid	61	—	61
Common stock issued	252,637	—	252,637
Shares withheld for tax withholding	—	(119,861)	(119,861)
Shares repurchased under stock repurchase programs	—	—	—
Shares issued to directors	67	(67)	—
Balance at March 31, 2024	134,070,097	(54,846,048)	79,224,049