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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Expenses And Income Tax benefit Recognized | At December 31, 2025, the Company had total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $173.5 million that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.06 years.
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Stock-based compensation expense | $ | 123.5 |  |  | $ | 138.1 |  |  | $ | 115.9 |
Income tax benefit recognized | 30.4 |  |  | 34.1 |  |  | 28.6 |
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used for Estimating the Fair Value of Option Rights | The fair value of the Company’s options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for all options granted:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Risk-free interest rate | 3.65 | % |  | 3.93 | % |  | 4.57 | %
Expected life of options | 5.02 years |  | 5.02 years |  | 5.02 years
Expected dividend yield of stock | .83 | % |  | .83 | % |  | .94 | %
Expected volatility of stock | 25.9 | % |  | 27.5 | % |  | 29.3 | %
Summary of Non-Qualified and Incentive Stock Option Right Activity | The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity:
| Optioned Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |  | Weighted Average Remaining Term (in Years)
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 7,934,866 |  |  | $ | 209.39 |  |  | $ | 1,074.4 |  |  | 5.69
Granted | 997,620 |  |  | 333.33 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised | (1,104,640) |  |  | 129.38 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited | (62,897) |  |  | 314.19 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 7,764,949 |  |  | 235.79 |  |  | $ | 744.0 |  |  | 5.71
Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | 5,867,455 |  |  | $ | 204.28 |  |  | $ | 719.3 |  |  | 4.61
The following table summarizes fair value and intrinsic value information for option activity:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ | 90.83 |  |  | $ | 109.05 |  |  | $ | 77.08 |
Total fair value of options vested | 78.6 |  |  | 66.8 |  |  | 61.3 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised | 247.7 |  |  | 402.7 |  |  | 170.6 |
Summary of RSU Activity | The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity:
| Number of RSUs |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |  | Weighted Average Remaining Term (in Years)
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 433,014 |  |  | $ | 265.03 |  |  | $ | 147.2 |  |  | 1.18
Granted | 189,326 |  |  | 354.05 |  |  |  |  |
Vested | (176,018) |  |  | 272.28 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited | (5,323) |  |  | 264.51 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | 440,999 |  |  | $ | 288.21 |  |  | $ | 142.9 |  |  | 0.97
The following table summarizes the fair value and intrinsic value information for RSU activity:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ | 354.05 |  |  | $ | 305.50 |  |  | $ | 232.22 |
Intrinsic value of RSUs vested during year | 62.4 |  |  | 38.4 |  |  | 68.5 |

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