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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Share Based Compensation Plans |
Schedule of weighted-average assumption for option valuation |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Dividend yield |  |  | 2% |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4% |
Expected price volatility |  |  | 39% |  |  |  | 43% |  |  |  | 40% |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.94% |  |  |  | 0.87% |  |  |  | 1.97% |
Expected life of options |  |  | 5.3 years |  |  |  | 5.0 years |  |  |  | 4.9 years |
Weighted-average fair value of options granted |  | $ | 17.37 |  |  | $ | 18.87 |  |  | $ | 19.75 |
Time-based awards |
Share Based Compensation Plans |
Summary of unvested deferred units activity |
|  | Number of units |  |  | Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share |
Unvested at January 1, 2013 |  | 2,870,051 |  |  | $ | 58.09 |
Granted |  | 1,691,029 |  |  |  | 58.91 |
Vested |  | (1,556,840 | ) |  |  | 61.32 |
Forfeited |  | (271,912 | ) |  |  | 57.28 |
Unvested at December 31, 2013 |  | 2,732,328 |  |  | $ | 56.84 |
Summary of activity for vested and unvested stock options outstanding |
|  | Number of shares under option |  |  | Weighted-average exercise price per share |  |  | Weighted-average remaining contractual term (years) |  |  | Aggregate intrinsic value (in millions) |
Outstanding at January 1, 2013 |  | 1,616,055 |  |  | $ | 71.69 |  |  | 6.30 |  |  | $ | — |
Granted |  | 455,915 |  |  |  | 59.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (102,254 | ) |  |  | 36.64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (102,973 | ) |  |  | 56.97 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired |  | (12,579 | ) |  |  | 27.15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  | 1,854,164 |  |  | $ | 71.49 |  |  | 6.55 |  |  | $ | — |
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2013 |  | 1,176,140 |  |  | $ | 79.25 |  |  | 5.32 |  |  | $ | — |
Summary of activity for stock appreciation rights outstanding |
|  | Number of awards |  |  | Weighted-average exercise price per share |  |  | Weighted-average remaining contractual term (years) |  |  | Aggregate intrinsic value (in millions) |
Outstanding at January 1, 2013 |  | 187,739 |  |  | $ | 93.39 |  |  | 3.76 |  |  | $ | — |
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  | 187,739 |  |  | $ | 93.39 |  |  | 2.76 |  |  | $ | — |
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2013 |  | 187,739 |  |  | $ | 93.39 |  |  | 2.76 |  |  | $ | — |
Market-based awards |
Share Based Compensation Plans |
Summary of unvested deferred units activity |
|  | Number of units |  |  | Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share |
Unvested at January 1, 2013 |  | 231,451 |  |  | $ | 65.50 |
Granted |  | 171,001 |  |  |  | 74.05 |
Vested |  | (78,136 | ) |  |  | 78.69 |
Forfeited |  | (18,153 | ) |  |  | 69.87 |
Unvested at December 31, 2013 |  | 306,163 |  |  | $ | 66.65 |
Performance-based awards |
Share Based Compensation Plans |
Summary of activity for vested and unvested stock options outstanding |
|  | Number of shares under option |  |  | Weighted-average exercise price per share |  |  | Weighted-average remaining contractual term (years) |  |  | Aggregate intrinsic value (in millions) |
Outstanding at January 1, 2013 |  | 179,262 |  |  | $ | 75.30 |  |  | 3.22 |  |  | $ | — |
Exercised |  | (7,385 | ) |  |  | 22.58 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  | 171,877 |  |  | $ | 77.57 |  |  | 2.28 |  |  | $ | — |
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2013 |  | 171,877 |  |  | $ | 77.57 |  |  | 2.28 |  |  | $ | — |

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