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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Equity Awards (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation cost charged against income |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  | $ 32,719 | $ 28,552 | $ 28,764
Total employee and non-employee share-based compensation expense included in income, before income tax |  |  | 32,719 | 28,552 | 28,764
Less: Amount of income tax benefit recognized in earnings |  |  | 9,058 | 2,932 | 7,730
Amount charged against net income |  |  | 23,661 | 25,620 | 21,034
Operating expense |  |  |  |  |
Compensation cost charged against income |  |  |  |  |
Total employee and non-employee share-based compensation expense included in income, before income tax |  |  | $ 32,700 | $ 28,600 | $ 28,800
Stock options |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 50.20 | $ 31.49 | $ 22.57
Total intrinsic value of options exercised |  |  | $ 870,100 | $ 47,100 | $ 91,600
Cash received from option exercises |  |  | 49,200 | $ 17,200 | $ 21,300
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested shares granted to employees |  |  | $ 69,100 |  |
Cost expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period |  |  | 2 years 8 months 12 days |  |
Stock units expected to vest (in shares) |  |  | 6,238 |  |
Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested shares granted to employees |  |  | $ 11,900 |  |
Cost expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period |  |  | 1 year 9 months 18 days |  |
Stock units expected to vest (in shares) |  |  | 200 |  |
Number of Shares |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested at the beginning of the period (in shares) |  | 149 | 149 |  |
Granted (in shares) | 8 | 83 |  |  |
Vested (in shares) |  |  | (48) |  |
Forfeited/cancelled (in shares) |  |  | (14) |  |
Non-vested at the end of the period (in shares) |  |  | 178 | 149 |
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) |  | $ 61.09 | $ 61.09 |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 147.36 | $ 135.48 | 136.50 | $ 84.38 | $ 53.50
Vested (in dollars per share) |  |  | 59.32 |  |
Forfeited/cancelled (in dollars per share) |  |  | 63.57 |  |
Non-vested at the end of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 99.58 | $ 61.09 |
Incentive stock option |  |  |  |  |
Compensation cost charged against income |  |  |  |  |
Total employee and non-employee share-based compensation expense included in income, before income tax |  |  | $ 6,200 | $ 4,800 | $ 5,200
Non-Qualified stock option |  |  |  |  |
Compensation cost charged against income |  |  |  |  |
Total employee and non-employee share-based compensation expense included in income, before income tax |  |  | $ 26,500 | $ 23,800 | $ 23,600

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