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Equity
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract]  
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Dividends
During the six months ended March 31, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors declared and paid the following dividends on ADT's common stock:
Declaration Date
 
Dividend per Share
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October 14, 2015
 
$0.21
 
October 28, 2015
 
November 18, 2015
January 7, 2016
 
$0.22
 
January 27, 2016
 
February 17, 2016

On December 15, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an increase in the Company's quarterly dividend from $0.21 per share to $0.22 per share of its common stock.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company was not permitted to declare, authorize, or pay any dividends prior to the consummation of the Merger, other than the quarterly dividend announced on January 7, 2016, or dividends to its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Share Repurchase Programs
On November 18, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a $1 billion increase to the $2 billion, three-year share repurchase program that was previously approved on November 26, 2012 ("FY2013 Share Repurchase Program"). On November 26, 2015, the FY2013 Share Repurchase Program expired. Prior to the expiration of this share repurchase program, during the six months ended March 31, 2016, the Company made open market repurchases of 985 thousand shares of ADT's common stock at an average price of $30.01 per share. The total cost of open market repurchases was approximately $30 million, all of which was paid during the period. On the expiration date of this share repurchase program, the remaining authorized amount of $27 million expired.
The Company's share repurchases for the six months ended March 31, 2016 were made in accordance with the publicly announced board approved FY2013 Share Repurchase Program. In addition, the Company's repurchases were treated as effective retirements of the purchased shares, and therefore reduced reported shares issued and outstanding by the number of shares repurchased. The Company recorded the excess of the purchase price over the par value of the common stock as a reduction to additional paid-in capital.
On July 17, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new, three-year share repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to $1 billion of ADT's common stock ("FY2015 Share Repurchase Program"). Pursuant to this approval, the Company may enter into accelerated share repurchase plans, as well as repurchase shares on the open market pursuant to pre-set trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in private transactions, or otherwise. The FY2015 Share Repurchase Program expires on July 17, 2018, and may be terminated at any time. As of March 31, 2016, no shares have been repurchased under the approved FY2015 Share Repurchase Program.
The Company may also repurchase shares in connection with tax withholding requirements associated with the vesting of share-based awards, which are separate from the share repurchase programs described above. During the six months ended March 31, 2016, shares repurchased to satisfy tax withholding requirements were not material.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company was not permitted to repurchase shares of its common stock prior to the consummation of the Merger, subject to certain exceptions.
Other
During the six months ended March 31, 2016, the Company did not record any material reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.
Effective on September 28, 2012, Tyco International plc ("Tyco") distributed to its public stockholders the Company's common stock (the "Separation"), and ADT became an independent public company. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company increased its unrecognized tax benefits and reduced additional paid-in capital by approximately $58 million associated with certain pre-Separation intercompany transactions which potentially impact the Company's NOL carryforwards. Refer to Note 6 and Note 7 for more information regarding the Company's unrecognized tax benefits and the 2012 Tax Sharing Agreement, as defined therein.