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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Details of Dividend Payments
The following table provides details of dividend payments, excluding dividend equivalent rights, in 2014 and 2015 under our Board approved quarterly cash dividend policy:
Record
Date
 
Payment
Date
 
Amount
per Share
 
Total
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
2014 payments
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/31/2013
 
1/31/2014
 
$
0.27

 
$
42

3/31/2014
 
4/25/2014
 
$
0.27

 
$
42

6/30/2014
 
7/25/2014
 
$
0.28

 
$
43

9/30/2014
 
10/31/2014
 
$
0.28

 
$
43

2015 payments
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/31/2014
 
1/30/2015
 
$
0.28

 
$
42

3/31/2015
 
4/24/2015
 
$
0.28

 
$
42

6/30/2015
 
7/31/2015
 
$
0.29

 
$
43

9/30/2015
 
10/30/2015
 
$
0.29

 
$
43

Accelerated Share Repurchases
Excluding the 0.36 million shares received in March 2015 upon final settlement of our ASR Agreement for which no cash was paid during the period, share repurchases were as follows during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
Authorization Date
 
Purchase Not to Exceed
 
Shares
 
Cost
 
Shares
 
Cost
 
 
(in millions)
September 2014
 
$
2,000

 
1.85

 
$
329

 
0.27

 
$
35

April 2014
 
1,000

 

 

 
1.50

 
184

April 2013
 
1,000

 

 

 
0.10

 
11

Total repurchases
 
 
 
1.85

 
$
329

 
1.87

 
$
230