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Equity Compensation Plans and Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Compensation Plans and Equity |
Assumptions based on which fair value of each option granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model |
|  | For the year ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Weighted-average expected stock-price volatility |  | 48 | % | 59 | % | 55 | %
Weighted-average expected option life |  | 5 years |  | 5 years |  | 4 years |
Average risk-free interest rate |  | 1.27 | % | 0.70 | % | 1.40 | %
Average dividend yield |  | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | %
Summary of restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit activity |
|  |  |  | Weighted- |
|  |  |  | Average |
|  | Shares |  | Grant-Date |
|  | (000’s) |  | Fair Value |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2012 |  | 693 |  | $ | 36.11 |
Granted |  | 798 |  | 33.16 |
Vested |  | (207 | ) | 32.44 |
Forfeited (including cancelled awards) |  | (126 | ) | 34.33 |
Nonvested as of December 31, 2013 |  | 1,158 |  | $ | 34.93 |
Summary of stock option awards activity |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  | Weighted- |  |  |  | Remaining |
|  |  |  | Average |  | Aggregate |  | Contractual |
|  | Shares |  | Exercise |  | Intrinsic |  | Life |
|  | (000’s) |  | Price |  | Value (000’s) |  | (in years) |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012 |  | 2,322 |  | $ | 28.63 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 539 |  | 32.68 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (149 | ) | 14.74 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited (including cancelled options) |  | (114 | ) | 35.22 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2013 |  | 2,598 |  | $ | 29.98 |  | $ | 14,277 |  | 6.5 |
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2013 |  | 1,567 |  | $ | 27.19 |  | $ | 13,208 |  | 4.7 |
Summary of information about stock options outstanding |
|  | Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable |
|  | Number |  | Weighted-Average |  | Weighted- |  | Number |  | Weighted- |
|  | Outstanding at |  | Remaining |  | Average |  | Exercisable at |  | Average |
|  | December 31, |  | Contractual Life |  | Exercise |  | December 31, |  | Exercise |
Range of Exercise Prices |  | 2013 (000s) |  | (in years) |  | Price |  | 2013 (000s) |  | Price |
$8.82 - 16.37 |  | 432 |  | 2.4 |  | $ | 10.98 |  | 432 |  | $ | 10.98 |
17.48 - 26.69 |  | 296 |  | 2.2 |  | 19.85 |  | 278 |  | 19.55 |
28.60 - 42.96 |  | 1,601 |  | 8.2 |  | 33.43 |  | 674 |  | 34.27 |
44.09 - 51.70 |  | 269 |  | 7.4 |  | 51.02 |  | 183 |  | 50.96 |
|  | 2,598 |  | 6.5 |  | $ | 29.98 |  | 1,567 |  | $ | 27.19 |

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