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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of stock option and SAR activity | The following table illustrates the stock option and SAR activity for the year ended December 31, 2015.
| Number of Shares (in 000’s) |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 453 |  |  | $ | 28.85 |
Granted | 609 |  |  | $ | 51.48 |
Forfeited | (19 | ) |  | $ | 48.32 |
Exercised | (123 | ) |  | $ | 29.01 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2015 | 920 |  |  | $ | 43.47 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2015 | 219 |  |  | $ | 26.00 |
SARs expected to vest | 701 |  |  | $ | 48.92 |
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Valuation Assumptions | The following table illustrates the assumptions used in estimating fair value in the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Grant date fair value of SARs | $ | 11.37 |  |  | $ | 13.40 |  |  | $ | 9.77 |
Expected stock price volatility | 25.96 | % |  | 34.85 | % |  | 35.88 | %
Risk-free interest rate | 1.49 | % |  | 1.53 | % |  | 1.04 | %
Expected annual dividend yield | 1.55 | % |  | 1.80 | % |  | 1.79 | %
Expected life of options & SARs (years) | 5.7 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  | 6.3 |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Share Units (PSUs) [Member] |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of RSU and PSU activity | The following table illustrates the RSU and PSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2015.
| Number of Shares (in 000’s) |  | Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 322 |  |  | $ | 33.14 |
Granted | 226 |  |  | $ | 45.75 |
Vested | (138 | ) |  | $ | 32.04 |
Forfeited | (57 | ) |  | $ | 35.63 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2015 | 353 |  |  | $ | 41.23 |

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