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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of stock option activity and related information |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Intrinsic Value |  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|  | (Options in thousands) |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 1,029 |  | $ | 41.66 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,064 |  | $ | 33.37 |  |  | 1,272 |  | $ | 30.43 |
Granted |  |  | 114 |  |  | 57.58 |  |  |  |  |  | 379 |  |  | 54.78 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 37.67 |
Cancelled/Forfeitures |  |  | (306 | ) |  | 44.19 |  |  |  |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 36.97 |  |  | (33 | ) |  | 31.18 |
Exercised |  |  | (342 | ) |  | 36.48 |  |  |  |  |  | (361 | ) |  | 31.73 |  |  | (590 | ) |  | 30.19 |
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Outstanding at end of year |  |  | 495 |  | $ | 47.34 |  | $ | 16.10 |  |  | 1,029 |  | $ | 41.66 |  |  | 1,064 |  | $ | 33.37 |
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Exercisable at end of year |  |  | 128 |  | $ | 40.04 |  | $ | 23.40 |  |  | 249 |  | $ | 32.35 |  |  | 360 |  | $ | 30.91 |
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Schedule of information about options outstanding |
|  | Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable |
Range of Exercise Prices |  | Number Outstanding |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Number Exercisable |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|  | (Options in thousands) |
$26.34–$37.41 |  |  | 191 |  |  | 6.81 |  | $ | 34.40 |  |  | 85 |  | $ | 33.08 |
$40.17–$47.21 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 2.49 |  |  | 43.38 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42.13 |
$54.76–$54.76 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 8.28 |  |  | 54.76 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 54.76 |
$57.47–$60.10 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 9.39 |  |  | 57.68 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 57.95 |
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|  |  | 495 |  |  | 7.84 |  | $ | 47.34 |  |  | 128 |  | $ | 40.04 |
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Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to estimate the grant-date fair value of share issued under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Expected life (years) |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 6.0 |
Expected stock price volatility |  |  | 37.5 | % |  | 40.3 | % |  | 41.2 | %
Expected dividend yield |  |  | 1.0 | % |  | 1.0 | % |  | 1.2 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 1.9 | % |  | 1.7 | % |  | 0.9 | %
Schedule of nonvested restricted stock and deferred shares activity and related information |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
|  | (Shares in thousands) |
Unvested at beginning of year |  |  | 260 |  | $ | 45.58 |  |  | 237 |  | $ | 35.45 |  |  | 153 |  | $ | 30.33 |
Granted |  |  | 151 |  |  | 56.79 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 54.80 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 37.62 |
Cancelled/Forfeitures |  |  | (95 | ) |  | 46.83 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 37.44 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 30.66 |
Vested |  |  | (102 | ) |  | 44.87 |  |  | (103 | ) |  | 35.25 |  |  | (78 | ) |  | 30.61 |
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Unvested at end of year |  |  | 214 |  | $ | 53.74 |  |  | 260 |  | $ | 45.58 |  |  | 237 |  | $ | 35.45 |
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Schedule of the Company's RSU activity and related information |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | RSUs |  | Weighted Average Purchase Price |  | Weighted Average Intrinsic Value |  | RSUs |  | Weighted Average Purchase Price |  | RSUs |  | Weighted Average Purchase Price |
|  | (RSU's in thousands) |
Outstanding at beginning of period |  |  | 132 |  | $ | 27.46 |  |  |  |  |  | 196 |  | $ | 22.88 |  |  | 392 |  | $ | 18.74 |
Granted |  |  | 31 |  |  | 40.27 |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | 31.63 |  |  | 64 |  |  |  |
Cancelled/Forfeitures |  |  | (32 | ) |  | 31.58 |  |  |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 28.35 |  |  | (110 | ) |  |  |
Settled |  |  | (51 | ) |  | 25.41 |  |  |  |  |  | (95 | ) |  | 19.19 |  |  | (150 | ) |  |  |
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Outstanding at end of period |  |  | 80 |  | $ | 32.08 |  | $ | 31.36 |  |  | 132 |  | $ | 27.46 |  |  | 196 |  | $ | 22.88 |
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Vested at end of period |  |  | 31 |  | $ | 27.96 |  | $ | 35.48 |  |  | 42 |  | $ | 25.30 |  |  | 81 |  | $ | 20.36 |
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Schedule of information about RSUs outstanding |
|  | RSUs Outstanding |  | RSUs Vested |
Range of Purchase Prices |  | Number Outstanding |  | Weighted Average Purchase Price |  | Number Vested |  | Weighted Average Purchase Price |
|  | (RSUs in thousands) |
$13.25–$19.87 |  |  | 1 |  | $ | 19.87 |  |  | 1 |  | $ | 19.87 |
$25.15–$26.51 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 26.45 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 26.42 |
$31.63–$40.27 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 35.45 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 31.63 |
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|  |  | 80 |  | $ | 32.08 |  |  | 31 |  | $ | 27.96 |
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Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to estimate the grant-date fair value of restricted stock units |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Expected life (years) |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 3.0 |
Expected stock price volatility |  |  | 31.2 | % |  | 34.1 | % |  | 38.3 | %
Expected dividend yield |  |  | 0.9 | % |  | 0.9 | % |  | 1.1 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.7 | % |  | 0.4 | % |  | 0.4 | %
Performance Shares |
Schedule of unvested performance shares activity and related information |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2014 |
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
|  | (Shares in thousands) |
Unvested at beginning of year |  |  | — |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 117 |  | $ | 57.02 |
Cancelled/Forfeitures |  |  | (10 | ) |  | 57.47 |
Vested |  |  | — |  |  |  |
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Unvested at end of year |  |  | 107 |  | $ | 56.97 |
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