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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Summary of Stock Options Issued Pursuant to Stock Incentive Plans | A summary of stock options issued pursuant to the Company’s stock incentive plans is as follows:
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) |  |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value of In-the-Money Options |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 6,162,717 |  |  | $ | 16.83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 170,455 |  |  |  | 23.36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (656,898 | ) |  |  | 13.88 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (3,255 | ) |  |  | 17.89 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 5,673,019 |  |  | $ | 17.37 |  |  |  | 6.74 |  |  | $ | 36,025,874 |
Exercisable as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 4,081,780 |  |  | $ | 16.58 |  |  |  | 6.11 |  |  | $ | 29,135,028 |
Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value of Options Granted Pricing Model with Weighted-Average Assumptions | The fair value of options that do not vest based on the achievement of certain market conditions granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, a pricing model acceptable under U.S. GAAP, with the following weighted-average assumptions:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 |
Expected life (years) |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  | 5.6 |
Interest rate |  |  | 2.7 | % |  |  | 1.9 | %
Volatility |  |  | 26.4 | % |  |  | 29.4 | %
Dividend yield |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
LTIP Performance Shares [Member] |
Summary of Nonvested Performance Share Awards and Changes During Period | A summary of nonvested long-term incentive program performance share awards (“LTIP performance shares”) outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the period are as follows:
Nonvested LTIP Performance Shares |  | Number of Shares at Expected Attainment |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,125,035 |  |  | $ | 18.94 |
Forfeited |  |  | (8,008 | ) |  |  | 19.57 |
Nonvested as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 1,117,027 |  |  | $ | 18.94 |
Total Shareholder Return [Member] | Monte Carlo Simulation [Member] |
Estimated Fair Value of Options Granted Pricing Model with Weighted-Average Assumptions | The grant date fair value of the TSRs was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 |
Expected life (years) |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
Interest rate |  |  | 2.4 | % |  |  | 1.5 | %
Volatility |  |  | 28.0 | % |  |  | 26.5 | %
Dividend Yield |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
TSR Plan [Member] |
Summary of Nonvested Performance Share Awards and Changes During Period | A summary of nonvested TSRs outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the period are as follows:
Nonvested Total Shareholder Return Awards |  | Number of Shares at Expected Attainment |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 143,649 |  |  | $ | 24.37 |
Granted |  |  | 541,214 |  |  |  | 31.31 |
Forfeited |  |  | (1,837 | ) |  |  | 31.31 |
Nonvested as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 683,026 |  |  | $ | 29.85 |
Restricted Share Awards (RSAs) [Member] |
Summary of Nonvested Restricted Share and Changes During Period | A summary of nonvested restricted share awards (“RSAs”) as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the period are as follows:
Nonvested Restricted Share Awards |  | Number of Restricted Share Awards |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 503,237 |  |  | $ | 20.63 |
Vested |  |  | (123,427 | ) |  |  | 20.12 |
Forfeited |  |  | (10,727 | ) |  |  | 20.12 |
Nonvested as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 369,083 |  |  | $ | 20.81 |
Performance-Based Restricted Share Awards [Member] |
Summary of Nonvested Performance Share Awards and Changes During Period | A summary of nonvested Performance-Based Restricted Share Awards (“PBRSAs”) as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the period are as follows:
Nonvested Performance-Based Restricted Share Awards |  | Number of Performance-Based Restricted Share Awards |  |  | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 173,636 |  |  | $ | 24.41 |
Nonvested as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 173,636 |  |  | $ | 24.41 |
Restricted Share Units [Member] |
Summary of Nonvested Restricted Share and Changes During Period | A summary of nonvested RSUs as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the period are as follows:
Nonvested Restricted Share Units |  | Number of Restricted Share Units |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Granted |  |  | 581,945 |  |  |  | 23.36 |
Forfeited |  |  | (2,461 | ) |  |  | 23.36 |
Nonvested as of March 31, 2018 |  |  | 579,484 |  |  | $ | 23.36 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure for stock option plans. Includes, but is not limited to, outstanding awards at beginning and end of year, grants, exercises, forfeitures, and weighted-average grant date fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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