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SHARE-BASED AWARDS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
SHARE-BASED AWARDS [Abstract] |
Valuation Assumptions | The weighted average grant-date fair values of the options granted during 2011, 2010, and 2009 were $8.92, $6.59, and $2.79, respectively, per option, using the following weighted average assumptions provided in the table below:
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2008
Expected volatility |  | 29.2% |  | 28.8% |  | 24.8%
Expected term (in years) |  | 6.0 |  | 5.8 |  | 5.8
Risk-free interest rate |  | 2.3% |  | 2.7% |  | 1.9%
Dividend yield |  | 3.1% |  | 3.8% |  | 5.4%
Stock Option Activity | The following table summarizes 2011 stock option activity for the Company's plans (in thousands, except exercise price amounts):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Weighted |  |  |
|  |  |  | 1998 |  | 1998 |  |  |  | Average |  | Average |  | Aggregate |
|  | 2007 |  | Employee |  | Director |  | Total |  | Exercise |  | Contractual |  | Intrinsic |
|  | Plan |  | Plan |  | Plan |  | Shares |  | Price |  | Life |  | Value |
Outstanding January 1, 2011 |  | 1,332 |  | 1,055 |  | 190 |  | 2,577 |  | $37.10 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 317 |  | -- |  | -- |  | 317 |  | $40.75 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (86 | ) | (208 | ) | (17 | ) | (311 | ) | $29.59 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited and expired |  | (18 | ) | (11 | ) | -- |  | (29 | ) | $43.83 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding December 31, 2011 |  | 1,545 |  | 836 |  | 173 |  | 2,554 |  | $38.39 |  | 5.4 |  | $13,595 |
Vested or expected to vest |  | 1,530 |  | 836 |  | 173 |  | 2,539 |  | $40.10 |  | 5.4 |  | $13,459 |
Exercisable December 31, 2011 |  | 805 |  | 836 |  | 173 |  | 1,814 |  | $40.10 |  | 4.3 |  | $8,434 |
Non-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Activity | The following table summarizes 2011 non-vested common stock and restricted stock unit activity (in thousands, except weighted-average, grant-date fair value amounts):
|  | 2007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Plan |  |  | Weighted |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Restricted |  |  | Average |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Stock |  |  | Grant-Date |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Units |  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2011 |  | 330 |  |  | $31.15 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 259 |  |  | $38.78 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vested |  | (175 | ) |  | $32.24 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (5 | ) |  | $34.85 |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding December 31, 2011 |  | 409 |  |  | $35.48 |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Compensation Cost and Other Measures Related to Share-Based Payments | A summary of the compensation cost and other measures related to share-based payments is as follows (in millions):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Share-based expense (net of estimated forfeitures): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Non-vested stock & restricted stock units |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 5 |
Total share-based expense |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 9 |
Total recognized tax benefit |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Share-based expense (net of tax) |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Cash received upon option exercise |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | -- |
Intrinsic value of options exercised |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | -- |
Tax benefit realized upon option exercise |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | -- |
Fair value of stock vested |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |

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