TREASURY STOCK	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
TREASURY STOCK
TREASURY STOCK	13.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 three-months ended September 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $134.71 per share, for a total amount of $145.7 million (excluding broker commissions), which exhausted the availability under the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. On September 11, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “September 2015 Repurchase Plan”). During the three-months ended September 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1.8 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $134.27 per share, for a total amount of $241.8 million (excluding broker commissions), under the September 2015 Repurchase Plan. During the three-months ended September 30, 2015, 75 shares were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.01 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 September 2015 Repurchase Plan or the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2015.

13.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 three-months ended September 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1.1 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $134.71 per share, for a total amount of $145.7 million (excluding broker commissions), which exhausted the availability under the April 2013 Repurchase Plan.

On September 11, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “September 2015 Repurchase Plan”). During the three-months ended September 30, 2015, the Company purchased 1.8 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $134.27 per share, for a total amount of $241.8 million (excluding broker commissions), under the September 2015 Repurchase Plan.

During the three-months ended September 30, 2015, 75 shares were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.01 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 September 2015 Repurchase Plan or the April 2013 Repurchase Plan. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2015.