Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity (Note)

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Shareholders' Equity (Note)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Share Repurchase Program
Effective September 27, 2011, HSNi's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program which allowed HSNi to purchase 10 million shares of its common stock from time to time through privately negotiated and/or open market transactions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, HSNi acquired approximately 1.0 million shares of its outstanding common stock for $55.5 million at an average price of $54.87. In July 2014, HSNi completed this share repurchase program at an aggregate cost of $451.0 million, representing an average cost of $45.10 per share. All shares were retired immediately following purchase.
Effective January 27, 2015, HSNi’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program which allows HSNi to purchase up to 4 million shares of its common stock from time to time through privately negotiated and/or open market transactions. The timing of repurchases and actual number of shares repurchased depends on a variety of factors, including the stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, restrictions under HSNi’s debt obligations and other market and economic conditions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, HSNi acquired approximately 819,000 shares of its outstanding common stock for $52.1 million at an average price of $63.57. All shares were retired immediately following purchase.
Dividend Policy
In the third quarter of 2015, HSNi's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per common share resulting in a payment of $18.3 million on September 16, 2015 to HSNi's shareholders of record as of September 2, 2015.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, HSNi's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per common share. The dividend will be paid on December 16, 2015 to HSNi's shareholders of record as of December 2, 2015.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes the cumulative gains and losses of derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges. The following table provides a rollforward of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Accumulated other comprehensive income as of January 1,
 
$
127

 
$
354

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
(2,111
)
 
(838
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations
 
954

 
885

Income tax benefit (expense)
 
437

 
(13
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
(720
)
 
34

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of September 30,
 
$
(593
)
 
$
388