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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions | CAPITAL STOCK: | ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL: | TREASURY STOCK: Common Class A | TREASURY STOCK: Common Class B | TREASURY STOCK: | RETAINED EARNINGS: | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): | STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | Total
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 8.8 | $ 3,321.0 | $ (729.8) | $ (189.0) |  | $ 2,350.1 | $ 4.0 | $ 4,765.1 | $ 24.0 | $ 4,789.1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other activity of the period |  | 19.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program |  |  | (281.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (281.4)
Used for corporate purposes |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect |  |  |  | (16.5) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 1,626.4
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 1,618.5 |  |  | 5.7 | 1,618.5
Dividend/distribution declared and paid |  |  |  |  |  | (573.8) |  |  | (1.4) |
Other activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.1) |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 8.8 | 3,340.4 | (1,011.0) | (205.5) | $ (1,216.5) | 3,394.8 | 6.2 | 5,533.7 | 28.2 | 5,561.8
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other activity of the period |  | 4.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program |  |  | (682.7) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (682.8)
Used for corporate purposes |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect |  |  |  | (1.6) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.4) |  |  | 1,336.5
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 1,333.0 |  |  | 4.9 | 1,333.0
Dividend/distribution declared and paid |  |  |  |  |  | (381.0) |  |  | (0.9) |
Other activity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.1) |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 8.8 | 3,344.7 | (1,693.5) | (207.1) | (1,900.6) | 4,346.8 | 4.8 | 5,804.5 | 32.1 | 5,836.6
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other activity of the period |  | 5.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase program |  |  | (1,004.4) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,004.4)
Used for corporate purposes |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency transaction effect |  |  |  | (4.2) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3.7) |  |  | 737.4
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 736.4 |  |  | 4.7 | 736.4
Dividend/distribution declared and paid |  |  |  |  |  | (271.1) |  |  | (0.5) |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | $ 3,349.8 | $ (2,697.6) | $ (211.3) | $ (2,908.9) | $ 4,812.1 | $ 1.1 | $ 5,262.9 | $ 36.3 | $ 5,299.2

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