TREASURY STOCK	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
TREASURY STOCK
TREASURY STOCK	14.TREASURY STOCK On June 12, 2015, as part of the TCCC Transaction, the Company cancelled 41.5 million shares of treasury stock owned by the Company. The cancelled stock had a carrying value of approximately $1,482.6 million. The Company’s accounting policy upon the formal retirement of treasury stock is to deduct its par value from common stock and to reflect any excess of cost over par as a deduction from retained earnings. On April 7, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “April 2013 Repurchase Plan”). During the six-months ended June 30, 2015, no shares of common stock were purchased under the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. During the period from April 1, 2015 to June 12, 2015, 0.001 million shares were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.1 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs, including the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. These shares are included in the cancellation of treasury shares as described above in connection with the TCCC Transaction. During the period from June 13, 2015 to June 30, 2015, 1.2 million shares were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $160.7 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs, including the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2015.

14.TREASURY STOCK

On June 12, 2015, as part of the TCCC Transaction, the Company cancelled 41.5 million shares of treasury stock owned by the Company. The cancelled stock had a carrying value of approximately $1,482.6 million. The Company’s accounting policy upon the formal retirement of treasury stock is to deduct its par value from common stock and to reflect any excess of cost over par as a deduction from retained earnings.

On April 7, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “April 2013 Repurchase Plan”). During the six-months ended June 30, 2015, no shares of common stock were purchased under the April 2013 Repurchase Plan.

During the period from April 1, 2015 to June 12, 2015, 0.001 million shares were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.1 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs, including the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. These shares are included in the cancellation of treasury shares as described above in connection with the TCCC Transaction.

During the period from June 13, 2015 to June 30, 2015, 1.2 million shares were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $160.7 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs, including the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2015.