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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of changes in outstanding stock options

Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2014 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2014 is as follows:

	December 31, 2014
	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(Shares and intrinsic value in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2014	8,074			$	36.98
Granted	747			67.95
Exercised	(1,790	)		31.88
Forfeited	(496	)		46.85
Expired	(15	)		31.13
Outstanding at December 31, 2014	6,520			$	41.19			6.0		$	133,077
Options exercisable	3,647			$	33.50			4.7		$	99,523

Schedule of information about stock options outstanding and exercisable

The following table summarizes the information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2014:

	Options Outstanding									Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Outstanding at December 31, 2014			Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years		Weighted- Average Exercise Price				Exercisable at December 31, 2014			Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life			Weighted- Average Exercise Price
	(Shares in thousands)
$10.01 to $20.00	431			4.5		$	17.91			431			4.5			$	17.91
$20.01 to $30.00	905			4.3		22.14				905			4.3			22.14
$30.01 to $40.00	1,148			6.3		31.84				749			6.2			31.60
$40.01 to $50.00	2,913			5.7		45.16				1,426			4.0			44.05
$50.01 to $60.00	381			7.3		58.51				136			7.3			58.44
$60.01 to $70.00	492			9.3		66.14				—			—			—
$70.01 to $80.00	250			9.3		71.55				—			—			—
	6,520			6.0		$	41.19			3,647			4.7			$	33.50

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used in Black-Scholes option pricing model

The following are the weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Expected volatility	31	%		29	%		31	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.5	%		1.0	%		0.6	%
Expected term	4.8 years			6.2 years			4.4 years
Dividend yield	1.5	%		2.0	%		1.2	%

Schedule of outstanding unvested RSUs and PSUs

Unvested RSUs and PSUs outstanding at December 31, 2014 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

	RSUs							PSUs
	Number of shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value				Number of shares(a)			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(Shares in thousands)
Unvested at January 1, 2014	692			$	43.50			322			$	31.27
Granted	257			67.69				35			71.39
Vested	(199	)		36.70				(102	)		31.15
Forfeited	—			—				(220	)		31.32
Unvested at December 31, 2014	750			$	53.61			35			$	71.39

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(a) Included in the table are PSUs which vest at the end of two years in varying amounts depending upon certain performance conditions. The PSU table above includes these awards at their maximum potential payout.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock units and performance-based stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted and performance-based stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year.

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Tabular disclosure of option exercise prices, by grouped ranges, including the upper and lower limits of the price range, the number of shares under option, weighted average exercise price and remaining contractual option terms.

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