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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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

Schedule of Changes in Outstanding Stock Options

Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2016 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

	December 31, 2016
	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(Shares and intrinsic value in thousands)
Options outstanding at January 1, 2016	7,283			$	52.13
Granted	1,722			46.25
Exercised	(740	)		34.90
Forfeited	(142	)		53.30
Expired	(65	)		55.31
Options outstanding at December 31, 2016	8,058			$	52.41			6.7		$	120,681
Options exercisable	4,170			$	44.91			4.9		$	87,865

Schedule of Information for Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable

The following table summarizes the information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2016:

	Options Outstanding									Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Outstanding at December 31, 2016			Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years		Weighted- Average Exercise Price				Exercisable at December 31, 2016			Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years		Weighted- Average Exercise Price
	(Shares in thousands)
$10.01 to $20.00	404			2.6		$	18.02			404			2.6		$	18.02
$20.01 to $30.00	238			2.3		20.97				238			2.3		20.97
$30.01 to $40.00	913			4.1		31.61				913			4.1		31.61
$40.01 to $50.00	2,727			7.1		44.31				1,389			5.1		46.35
$50.01 to $60.00	464			5.7		58.30				333			4.3		58.80
$60.01 to $70.00	1,850			8.0		64.70				540			7.2		64.72
$70.01 to $80.00	962			8.2		74.23				228			7.8		73.20
$80.01 to $90.00	500			8.3		84.31				125			8.3		84.31
	8,058			6.7		$	52.41			4,170			4.9		$	44.91

Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions

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

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Expected volatility	29	%		28	%		31	%
Risk-free interest rate	1.2	%		1.6	%		1.5	%
Expected term	4.8 years			5.3 years			4.8 years
Dividend yield	—	%		2.0	%		1.5	%

Schedule of Outstanding Unvested RSUs and PSUs

Unvested RSUs and PSUs outstanding at December 31, 2016 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

	RSUs							PSUs
	Number of shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value				Number of shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(Shares in thousands)
Unvested at January 1, 2016	650			$	57.76			2			$	71.39
Granted	148			46.92				—			—
Vested	(268	)		52.41				(2	)		71.39
Forfeited	(4	)		61.68				—			—
Unvested at December 31, 2016	526			$	57.41			—			$	—

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