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Earnings Per Share (EPS) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings (Loss) per Share (EPS) [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share [Text Block] | 9. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) The following table sets forth the computation of our basic and diluted EPS:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30, |  | June 30,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (in millions, except per share data)
Numerator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 52.2 |  |  | $ | 25.8 |  |  | $ | 85.8 |  |  | $ | 33.1 |
Denominator |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic shares outstanding - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares outstanding |  | 77.4 |  |  | 76.8 |  |  | 77.2 |  |  | 76.5 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dilutive stock-based compensation |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
Diluted shares outstanding - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted weighted-average shares after assumed conversions |  | 77.5 |  |  | 76.9 |  |  | 77.3 |  |  | 76.5 |
Basic EPS |  | $ | 0.67 |  |  | $ | 0.34 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |  |  | $ | 0.43 |
Diluted EPS |  | $ | 0.67 |  |  | $ | 0.34 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |  |  | $ | 0.43 |
Certain exercisable stock options were excluded from the computations of diluted EPS because the exercise price of these options was greater than the average period market prices. The number of stock options outstanding, which were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS, was 1.0 million at June 30, 2014 and 2.3 million at June 30, 2013. The range of exercise prices related to the excluded exercisable stock options was $19.54 - $40.83 at June 30, 2014 and $15.58 - $40.83 at June 30, 2013.

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