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Dividends per Share | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dividends per Share | 21. Dividends per Share Quarterly cash dividends for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 totaled $81.4 million and $81.2 million or $0.345 per share in all quarters of 2014 and $0.35 for all quarters of 2015. The board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.355 per share for all classes of common stock to be paid on March 16, 2016 to stockholders of record on February 26, 2016.

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