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Common Stock
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Common Stock
Common Stock        
As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 65,570,324 and 66,896,518 shares of our common stock were outstanding, respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, 66,126 and 28,493 shares of common stock, respectively, were issued primarily upon: (a) the exercise of stock options and (b) the purchase of common stock pursuant to our employee stock purchase plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, 628,850 and 243,690 shares of common stock, respectively, were issued primarily upon: (a) the exercise of stock options, (b) the satisfaction of required conditions under certain of our share-based compensation plans and (c) the purchase of common stock pursuant to our employee stock purchase plan.
On September 26, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its outstanding common stock. On December 5, 2013, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to an additional $100.0 million of our outstanding common stock. During 2014, we repurchased approximately 2.0 million shares of our common stock for approximately $84.6 million. Since the inception of the repurchase programs through September 30, 2014, we have repurchased 4.7 million shares of our common stock for approximately $162.1 million. As of September 30, 2014, there remained authorization for us to repurchase approximately $37.9 million of our shares. On October 23, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to an additional $250.0 million of our outstanding common stock. The repurchase programs do not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended, recommenced or discontinued at any time or from time to time without prior notice. Acquisitions under our repurchase programs may be made from time to time to the extent permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, including provisions in our credit agreement placing limitations on such repurchases. The repurchase programs have been and will be funded from our operations.