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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation Cost and Associated Tax Benefit

Presented below is a summary of the stock-based compensation cost and associated tax benefit included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2025						2024
Stock-based compensation cost			$	57					$	53
Tax benefit			$	12					$	12

Weighted Average Assumptions used in Determining Fair Value for Options Granted

The following weighted average assumptions were used in determining the fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for options granted in 2025:

Expected dividend yield			0.73		%
Expected stock volatility			27		%
Risk-free interest rate			4.51		%
Expected holding period			5.6 years

Stock Option Exercises and Restricted Stock Vesting

The following table summarizes information relating to stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2025						2024
Exercise of stock options:
Proceeds from stock option exercises			$	18					$	16
Aggregate intrinsic value			$	28					$	21
Tax benefit realized upon exercise			$	6					$	3
Number of shares exercised			0.1						0.1
Vesting of restricted stock:
Fair value of shares vested			$	229					$	169
Tax benefit realized upon vesting			$	56					$	41
Number of shares vested			0.5						0.4
Vesting of performance-based restricted stock:
Fair value of shares vested			$	8					$	40
Tax benefit realized upon vesting			$	1					$	9
Number of shares vested (1)			—						0.1

(1) The number of shares vested in 2025 was approximately 15 thousand.

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