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COMMON SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
COMMON SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
COMMON SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM	COMMON SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM The Company has a share repurchase program for up to 45 million of the Company’s common shares.  At management’s discretion, the Company repurchases its common shares from time to time in the open market, depending on market conditions, stock price and other factors.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company purchased a total of 1.5 million shares in the open market under this program.  As of March 31, 2015, there remained 9.8 million common shares available for repurchase under this program.  The repurchased common shares remain in treasury and have not been retired.

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