COMMON STOCK (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Repurchase of Shares of Common Stock

The following table provides information about our repurchase of shares of our common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

	Number of Shares Repurchased and Canceled	Amount Paid for Repurchases		Average Price Paid per Share
		(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2014	685,990	$	78,340	$	114.20
Three months ended June 30, 2014	527,243	58,846		111.61
Three months ended September 30, 2014	198,728	23,173		116.60
Nine months ended September 30, 2014	1,411,961	$	160,359	$	113.57
Three months ended March 31, 2013	74,820	$	7,160	$	95.70
Three months ended June 30, 2013	540,390	59,015		109.21
Three months ended September 30, 2013	421,060	48,356		114.84
Nine months ended September 30, 2013	1,036,270	$	114,531	$	110.52