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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Details of Dividend Payments
The following table provides details of dividend payments, excluding dividend equivalent rights, in 2013, 2014, and 2015 under our Board approved quarterly cash dividend policy:
Payment
Date
 
Amount
per Share
 
Total
Amount
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
2013
 
$1.06
 
$167
2014
 
$1.10
 
$170
2015
 
$1.14
 
$170
Class of Treasury Stock
Excluding shares acquired in connection with employee stock plans as well as 0.36 million shares received in March 2015 upon final settlement of our accelerated share repurchase agreement, or ASR Agreement, described below for which no cash was paid during the period, share repurchases were as follows during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Authorization Date
 
Purchase Not to Exceed
 
Shares
 
Cost
 
Shares
 
Cost
 
Shares
 
Cost
 
 
(in millions)
September 2014
 
$
2,000

 
1.85

 
$
329

 
4.10

 
$
635

(a)

 
$

April 2014
 
1,000

 

 

 
1.50

 
184

 

 

April 2013
 
1,000

 

 

 
0.10

 
11

 
4.55

 
420

April 2012
 
1,000

 

 

 

 

 
1.22

 
82

Total repurchases
 
 
 
1.85

 
$
329

 
5.70

 
$
830

 
5.77

 
$
502

(a) Includes $100 million held back by Goldman Sachs pending final settlement of the ASR
Agreement in March 2015 at which time we received an additional 0.36 million shares which
are excluded from the table above.