PREFERRED STOCK (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 year ended December 31, 2016:

	Number of Depository Shares Repurchased		Amount Paid for Repurchases		Average Price Paid per Share
			(in thousands)
Three months ended June 30, 2016		65,000	$	5,025	$	77.31
Three months ended September 30, 2016		265,000		19,238		72.60
Three months ended December 31, 2016		105,000		6,647		63.30
Total		435,000	$	30,910	$	71.06