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Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions | The following table presents the weighted average fair value of each option grant and the underlying weighted average assumptions, as of the grant date, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Expected volatility |  | 24 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 26 | %
Expected annual dividend yield |  | 1 | % |  | 1 | % |  | 1 | %
Expected option term (years) |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |
Risk-free interest rate |  | 1.86 | % |  | 1.13 | % |  | 1.08 | %
Fair value at grant date |  | $ | 3.26 |  |  | $ | 2.23 |  |  | $ | 3.04 |
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Summary of Financial Statement Components Stock Options | The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation related to employee stock options recognized in the Company’s financial statements:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
Pretax compensation expense |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Tax benefit |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Stock options expense, net of tax |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Total fair value of options vested |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |
Cash received from the exercise of stock options |  | 3 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 9 |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity | A summary of the option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 follows (number of options in thousands, dollars in millions except per option amounts):
|  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  | 6,865 |  |  | $ | 14.91 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (265 | ) |  | 10.63 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited and expired |  | (883 | ) |  | 16.15 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 1,345 |  |  | 14.46 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 |  | 7,062 |  |  | $ | 14.83 |  |  | 5.0 |  | $ | 8 |
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014 |  | 6,759 |  |  | $ | 14.89 |  |  | 4.9 |  | $ | 8 |
Eligible for exercise at December 31, 2014 |  | 4,849 |  |  | $ | 15.61 |  |  | 3.4 |  | $ | 6 |
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Summary of Financial Statement Components Restricted Stock Units Without Market Conditions | The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s stock-based compensation related to its employee RSUs recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
RSU expense before income tax |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Tax benefit |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (3 | )
RSU expense, net of tax |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Total value of RSUs converted(1) |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Total fair value of RSUs vested |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 12 |
(1) | Amount represents fair market value on the date of conversion.
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Without Market Conditions Activity Table | A summary of the activity of RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2014 follows (number of RSUs in thousands):
|  | RSUs |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values |  | Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term
Nonvested at December 31, 2013 |  | 2,257 |  |  | $ | 12.01 |  |  |
Vested |  | (1,037 | ) |  | 12.23 |  |  |
Forfeited and expired |  | (325 | ) |  | 12.72 |  |  |
Granted |  | 1,102 |  |  | 14.60 |  |  |
Nonvested at December 31, 2014 |  | 1,997 |  |  | $ | 13.20 |  |  | 1.6
Vested at December 31, 2014 |  | 833 |  |  | $ | 12.18 |  |  |
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014 |  | 2,607 |  |  | $ | 12.84 |  |  |
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Without Market Condition Vested And Converted | The table below summarizes the RSUs that vested and were converted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 (number of RSUs in thousands):
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
RSUs vested during the year |  | 1,037 |  |  | 942 |  |  | 1,138 |
RSUs converted during the year, net of shares withheld for taxes |  | 1,734 |  |  | 905 |  |  | 761 |
Shares withheld for taxes |  | 796 |  |  | 407 |  |  | 312 |
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Summary of Financial Statement Components Restricted Stock Units With Market Conditions | The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s stock-based compensation related to its PSUs recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (in millions)
PSU expense before income tax |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Tax benefit |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
PSU expense, net of tax |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Total value of PSUs converted(1) |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total fair value of PSUs vested |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
(1) | Amount represents fair market value on the date of conversion.
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units With Market Conditions Activity | A summary of the activity of PSUs for the year ended December 31, 2014 follows (number of PSUs in thousands):
|  | PSUs |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values |  | Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term
Nonvested at December 31, 2013 |  | 1,339 |  |  | $ | 14.24 |  |  |
Vested |  | (85 | ) |  | 15.28 |  |  |
Forfeited and expired |  | (450 | ) |  | 14.73 |  |  |
Granted |  | 527 |  |  | 14.91 |  |  |
Nonvested at December 31, 2014 |  | 1,331 |  |  | $ | 14.27 |  |  | 1.3
Vested at December 31, 2014 |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014 |  | 1,100 |  |  | 14.33 |  |  |
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units With Market Condition Vested and Converted | The table below summarizes the PSUs that vested and were converted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 (number of PSUs in thousands):
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
PSUs vested during the year |  | 85 |  |  | — |  |  | 343 |
PSUs converted during the year, net of shares withheld for taxes |  | 287 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Shares withheld for taxes |  | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | — |

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