Accelerated Share Repurchases, Pursuant Discount Percentage

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Value of Stock Repurchased As Percentage of Total Amount of Shares Estimated Under Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement

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The amount needed to adjust previously recorded stockholders' equity balances to the actual aggregate amounts paid, whether in cash or other consideration, to acquire all of the shares purchased under an Accelerated Share Repurchase arrangement.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 30

-Section 25

-Paragraph 5

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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-SubTopic 10

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ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 13, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 24, 2013
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Treasury stock value	$ 164,037,000	$ 760,304,000	$ 257,064,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchases, settlement payment								500,000,000
Accelerated share repurchases, pursuant discount percentage								0.94%
Shares repurchased	7,300,000	7,300,000		1,200,000	1,200,000		6,100,000
Treasury stock value		425,000,000					350,000,000
Value of stock repurchased as percentage of total amount of shares estimated under accelerated share repurchase agreement							70.00%
Accelerated share repurchase program adjustment		$ 75,000,000				$ 75,000,000