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STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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, 2014, the cumulative authorized repurchase allowance was $637.3 million. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company purchased 2.4 million shares for $57.1 million. Since inception of the program, the Company has purchased 42.1 million shares for $625.5 million. As of December 31, 2014, the remaining allowance under the program was approximately $11.8 million. For the period from January 1, 2015 through February 28, 2015, the Company purchased 212,100 additional shares at a cost of $4.7 million. The stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date. Effective February 28, 2015, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $25 million for stock repurchases.