INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES Income taxes for the interim periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 have been computed using an estimated annual effective tax rate. This rate is revised, if necessary, at the end of each successive interim period to reflect the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate. During the second quarter of 2015, the Company reached a settlement with the IRS on the appeal of proposed adjustments to the Company’s 2004 and 2005 Federal corporate income tax returns. The impact of this settlement on the Company’s financial statements and unrecognized tax benefits in first nine months of 2015 was a tax benefit of $77 million.

INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

INCOME TAXES

Income taxes for the interim periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 have been computed using an estimated annual effective tax rate. This rate is revised, if necessary, at the end of each successive interim period to reflect the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate.

During the second quarter of 2015, the Company reached a settlement with the IRS on the appeal of proposed adjustments to the Company’s 2004 and 2005 Federal corporate income tax returns. The impact of this settlement on the Company’s financial statements and unrecognized tax benefits in first nine months of 2015 was a tax benefit of $77 million.