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STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM [ABSTRACT] |
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM | (20) STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM Stock Repurchase Program The Company has a stock repurchase program, which was initially authorized by the Company's Board of Directors in November 2001. A s of December 31, 2011, the cumulative authorized repurchase allowance was $462.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company purchased 3.4 million shares for $63.7 million. Since inception of the program, the Company has purchased 32.2 million shares for $430.6 million. As of December 31, 2011, the remaining allowance under the program was approximately $31.7 million. For the period from January 1, 2012 through February 23, 2012, the Company has purchased an additional 0.2 million shares for $2.4 million. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation. + References No definition available. + Details
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