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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY, Repurchase of Common Stock (Details) - $ / shares | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Repurchase of common stock [Abstract] |  |
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares) | 3,763,038 |
Aggregate number of shares repurchased since inception (in shares) | 2,173,135 |
Number of shares remaining in treasury (in shares) | 0 |
Number of shares acquired under stock repurchase plan and subsequently reissued (in shares) | 22,300 | 23,651
Treasury stock acquired, average cost (in dollars per share) | $ 82.21 | $ 62.51

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