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Common Stock Repurchases | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract] |
Common Stock Repurchases | Common Stock Repurchases We repurchased and retired 10.3 million shares of our common stock for $237.4 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2013. The shares were repurchased as part of our Board of Directors authorized return of capital to shareholders in the form of share repurchases through December 31, 2013 of $360.0 million. No shares were repurchased in the nine months ended August 31, 2012.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation. + References No definition available. + Details
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