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Equity Compensation Plans and Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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Disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock and restricted stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted stock and restricted stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year.

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Tabular disclosure of option exercise prices, by grouped ranges, including the upper and lower limits of the price range, the number of shares under option, weighted average exercise price and remaining contractual option terms.

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