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CAPITAL STOCK AND STOCK AWARD PLANS Summary of Performance Based Shares and Units by Year of Grant (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Performance shares and stock units granted, net of forfeitures | 2,024,204 |
Weighted average grant date fair value (1) | $ / shares | $ 52.56 | [1]
Unvested performance shares and restricted stock units | 1,272,041 |
2011 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Performance shares and stock units granted, net of forfeitures | 569,854 |
Weighted average grant date fair value (1) | $ / shares | $ 53.72 | [1]
Unvested performance shares and restricted stock units | 222,243 |
2012 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Performance shares and stock units granted, net of forfeitures | 331,780 |
Weighted average grant date fair value (1) | $ / shares | $ 48.65 | [1]
Unvested performance shares and restricted stock units | 209,022 |
2013 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Performance shares and stock units granted, net of forfeitures | 395,016 |
Weighted average grant date fair value (1) | $ / shares | $ 46.45 | [1]
Unvested performance shares and restricted stock units | 197,510 |
2014 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Performance shares and stock units granted, net of forfeitures | 337,154 |
Weighted average grant date fair value (1) | $ / shares | $ 60.56 | [1]
Unvested performance shares and restricted stock units | 252,866 |
2015 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Performance shares and stock units granted, net of forfeitures | 390,400 |
Weighted average grant date fair value (1) | $ / shares | $ 51.88 |
Unvested performance shares and restricted stock units | 390,400 |
[1] | Amount shown is the weighted average grant date fair value of performance shares and restricted stock units granted, net of forfeitures.

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- Definition The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(i)-(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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