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Stock Repurchase Program (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Stock Repurchase Program |
Schedule of the dollar value capacity of the Repurchase Program |
Authorization Date |  | Increase in the Dollar Value Capacity |  | Maximum Dollar Value Capacity at the Authorization Date |
|  | (amounts in millions) |
August 2011 |  | $ | 200.0 |  | $ | 200.0 |
August 2012 |  | $ | 300.0 |  | $ | 500.0 |
January 2013 |  | $ | 500.0 |  | $ | 1,000.0 |

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