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STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM [ABSTRACT]  
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

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Stock Repurchase Program

The Company has a stock repurchase program, which was initially authorized by the Company's Board of Directors in November 2001. As of December 31, 2013, the cumulative authorized repurchase allowance was $587.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company purchased 2.5 million shares for $56.5 million. Since inception of the program, the Company has purchased 39.7 million shares for $568.5 million. As of December 31, 2013, the remaining allowance under the program was approximately $18.9 million. For the period from January 1, 2014 through February 19, 2014, the Company purchased 408,814 additional shares at a cost of $9.2 million. Effective February 19, 2014 approval for an additional $25 million of stock repurchases was authorized. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date.