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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION |
Schedule of assumptions used in estimating fair value of each option grant |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Expected volatility |  |  | 32.50 | % |  | 31.80 | % |  | 31.80 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.88 | % |  | 1.62 | % |  | 2.26 | %
Expected life from vesting date |  |  | 3.0 yrs |  |  | 3.0 yrs |  |  | 3.0 yrs. |
Dividend yield |  |  | 0.82 | % |  | 0.81 | % |  | 0.66 | %
Summary of activity of stock plans |
|  | Number of Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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Outstanding at December 27, 2008 |  |  | 1,112,777 |  | $ | 49.36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 242,707 |  |  | 78.65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (186,120 | ) |  | (26.28 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (43,053 | ) |  | (64.84 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 26, 2009 |  |  | 1,126,311 |  | $ | 59.06 |  |  | 5.12 |  | $ | 26,454 |
Options vested or expected to vest at December 26, 2009 |  |  | 1,085,735 |  | $ | 58.60 |  |  | 5.07 |  |  | 25,998 |
Options exercisable at December 26, 2009 |  |  | 581,145 |  | $ | 47.76 |  |  | 4.02 |  |  | 20,229 |
The weighted average per share fair value of options granted during 2009 was $22.97.
|  | Number of Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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Outstanding at December 26, 2009 |  |  | 1,126,311 |  | $ | 59.06 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 229,703 |  |  | 85.12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (109,711 | ) |  | (32.09 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (23,409 | ) |  | (71.11 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 25, 2010 |  |  | 1,222,894 |  | $ | 66.22 |  |  | 4.86 |  | $ | 25,703 |
Options vested or expected to vest at December 25, 2010 |  |  | 1,187,408 |  | $ | 65.84 |  |  | 4.81 |  |  | 25,401 |
Options exercisable at December 25, 2010 |  |  | 708,014 |  | $ | 58.05 |  |  | 3.91 |  |  | 20,614 |
The weighted average per share fair value of options granted during 2010 was $23.69.
|  | Number of Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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Outstanding at December 25, 2010 |  |  | 1,222,894 |  | $ | 66.22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 214,206 |  |  | 85.40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (306,218 | ) |  | (61.57 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (52,169 | ) |  | (76.12 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 1,078,713 |  | $ | 70.88 |  |  | 4.68 |  | $ | 22,382 |
Options vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 1,048,182 |  | $ | 70.52 |  |  | 4.63 |  |  | 22,113 |
Options exercisable at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 618,844 |  | $ | 61.57 |  |  | 3.56 |  |  | 18,441 |
The weighted average per share fair value of options granted during 2011 was $23.32.
Summary of status of stock options outstanding |
Following is a summary of the status of stock options outstanding at December 31, 2011:
Outstanding and Exercisable By Price Range |
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Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable |
Exercise Price Range |  | Number |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Number |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
$ 19.73 - 34.33 |  |  | 126,354 |  | 1.86 years |  | $ | 25.59 |  |  | 126,354 |  | $ | 25.59 |
40.21 - 60.97 |  |  | 255,880 |  | 3.40 years |  |  | 56.66 |  |  | 235,980 |  |  | 56.90 |
64.36 - 99.13 |  |  | 684,250 |  | 5.64 years |  |  | 83.74 |  |  | 256,510 |  |  | 83.59 |
105.44 - 110.26 |  |  | 12,229 |  | 6.25 years |  |  | 109.04 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  |  | 1,078,713 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 618,844 |  |  |  |
Schedule of non-vested stock and restricted stock units |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
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Shares issued |  |  | 47,417 |  |  | 29,076 |  |  | 21,607 |
Weighted-average per share price on grant date |  | $ | 88.26 |  | $ | 80.91 |  | $ | 64.44 |
Compensation expense |  | $ | 2,004 |  | $ | 2,541 |  | $ | 2,595 |

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