SHARE-BASED AWARDS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

SHARE-BASED AWARDS

Stock Option Activity

									Weighted		Weighted
					1998				Average		Average	Aggregate
	2007		1998		Director		Total		Exercise		Contractual	Intrinsic
	Plan		Plan		Plan		Shares		Price		Life	Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014	657		132		63		852		$	21.24
Granted	—		—		—		—
Exercised	(254	)	(85	)	(47	)	(386	)	$	20.44
Forfeited and expired	—		(5	)	—		(5	)	$	22.80
Outstanding at December 31, 2015	403		42		16		461		$	21.90	3.8	$	9,555
Exercisable at December 31, 2015	403		42		16		461		$	21.90	3.8	$	9,555

Non-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Activity

	2007 Plan Restricted Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014	678		$	24.78
Granted	250		37.19
Vested	(232	)	24.99
Canceled	(18	)	27.46
Outstanding at December 31, 2015	678		$	29.21

Summary of Compensation Cost and Other Measures Related to Share-Based Payments

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Share-based expense (net of estimated forfeitures):
Non-vested stock and restricted stock units	$	12.2		$	8.4		$	5.5
Stock options	—			0.3			0.4
Total share-based expense	12.2			8.7			5.9
Total recognized tax benefit	(4.8		)	(3.4		)	(2.2		)
Total Share-based expense (net of tax)	$	7.4		$	5.3		$	3.7
Cash received by Matson upon option exercise	$	2.2		$	5.8		$	1.7
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	9.2		$	3.4		$	1.1
Tax benefit realized upon option exercise	$	3.4		$	1.9		$	1.7
Fair value of stock vested	$	8.6		$	5.0		$	4.4