PREFERRED STOCK (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Repurchases of Depository Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

The following table provides information about our repurchases of depository shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:

	Number of Depository Shares Repurchased		Amount Paid for Repurchases		Average Price Paid per Share
			(in thousands)
Three months ended March 31, 2016		—	$	-	$	-
Three months ended June 30, 2016		65,000		5,025		77.31
Three months ended September 30, 2016		265,000		19,238		72.60
Nine months ended September 30, 2016		330,000	$	24,263	$	73.52