PREFERRED STOCK (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 three months ended March 31, 2017:

Period	Number of Depository Shares Repurchased		Amount Paid for Repurchases		Average Price Paid per Share
			(in thousands)
January 1 - January 31, 2017		100,000	$	6,551	$	65.51
February 1 -  February 28, 2017		40,694		2,668		65.57
March 1 - March 31, 2017		5,006		351		70.00
Total		145,700	$	9,570	$	65.68