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Common Stock Repurchases | 6 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract] |
Common Stock Repurchases | Common Stock Repurchases We repurchased and retired 1.6 million shares of our common stock for $35.0 million in the six months ended May 31, 2014. The shares were repurchased as part of our Board of Directors authorized $100.0 million share repurchase program. In the six months ended May 31, 2013, we repurchased 7,613,000 shares of our common stock for $169.5 million.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock. + References No definition available. + Details
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