v2.4.0.6

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2011

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary Of The Value Of Share Options Granted

Weighted-average grant-date fair value		$19.31
Weighted-average exercise price		$55.34

Weighted-Average Assumptions

Risk-free interest rate	1.7	%
Expected life (in years)	3.93
Expected volatility	52.2	%
Dividend yield	2.5	%

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