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Common Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Common Equity (Tables) [Abstract]

Shares Repurchased [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2013							2012
	Shares			Cost				Shares			Cost
	(In Millions)
Under May 2011 share repurchase program	2.5			$	103.0			0.4			$	14.0
To fulfill exercised stock options and restricted stock awards	2.1			84.9				2.5			91.0
Total	4.6			$	187.9			2.9			$	105.0

Assumptions for valuing options using binomial option pricing model

	2013				2012
Non-qualified stock options granted year to date	1,418,560				938,770
Estimated fair value per non-qualified stock option	$	3.45			$	3.34
Assumptions used to value the options using a binomial option pricing model:
Risk-free interest rate	0.1% - 1.9%				0.1% - 2.0%
Dividend yield	3.7		%		3.9		%
Expected volatility	18.0		%		19.0		%
Expected forfeiture rate	2.0		%		2.0		%
Expected life (years)	5.9				5.9

Stock option activity

									Weighted-
									Average
					Weighted-				Remaining		Aggregate
		Number of			Average				Contractual Life		Intrinsic Value
Stock Options		Options			Exercise Price				(Years)		(Millions)
Outstanding as of July 1, 2013		8,484,258			$	26.53
Granted		—			$	—
Exercised		(91,096	)		$	21.75
Forfeited		(4,680	)		$	35.36
Outstanding as of September 30, 2013		8,388,482			$	26.58
Outstanding as of January 1, 2013		8,919,669			$	23.86
Granted		1,418,560			$	37.46
Exercised		(1,939,717	)		$	21.99
Forfeited		(10,030	)		$	35.37
Outstanding as of September 30, 2013		8,388,482			$	26.58			5.5		$	115.8
Exercisable as of September 30, 2013		6,007,692			$	22.98			4.2		$	104.5

Stock options outstanding

		Options Outstanding									Options Exercisable
					Weighted-Average									Weighted-Average
									Remaining									Remaining
		Number of			Exercise				Contractual		Number of			Exercise				Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices		Options			Price				Life (Years)		Options			Price				Life (Years)
$16.72 to $21.11		2,418,982			$	20.23			3.9		2,418,982			$	20.23			3.9
$23.88 to $29.35		3,698,060			$	24.65			4.5		3,390,790			$	24.23			4.2
$34.87 to $37.46		2,271,440			$	36.48			8.9		197,920			$	35.19			8.4
		8,388,482			$	26.58			5.5		6,007,692			$	22.98			4.2

Non-vested options

					Weighted-Average
Non-Vested Stock Options		Number of Options			Fair Value
Non-vested as of July 1, 2013		2,394,085			$	3.38
Granted		—			$	—
Vested		(8,615	)		$	3.36
Forfeited		(4,680	)		$	3.37
Non-vested as of September 30, 2013		2,380,790			$	3.38
Non-vested as of January 1, 2013		1,702,275			$	3.31
Granted		1,418,560			$	3.45
Vested		(730,015	)		$	3.34
Forfeited		(10,030	)		$	3.37
Non-vested as of September 30, 2013		2,380,790			$	3.38

Restricted stock activity

					Weighted-Average
Restricted Shares		Number of Shares			Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of July 1, 2013		151,271
Granted		—			$	—
Released		—			$	—
Forfeited		(573	)		$	34.96
Outstanding as of September 30, 2013		150,698
Outstanding as of January 1, 2013		188,222
Granted		74,290			$	37.65
Released		(97,973	)		$	26.65
Forfeited		(13,841	)		$	33.35
Outstanding as of September 30, 2013		150,698

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