The Company’s recent share repurchase activity is presented in the following table:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Number of shares repurchased (1)	1,527,084		865,325		4,226,798		1,842,268
Cost of repurchased shares (in thousands) (2)	$	111,598	$	49,472	$	307,448	$	98,000


(1)	The average purchase price for the shares was $69.59 and $70.07 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, and $57.17 and $53.19 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.


(2)	The cost of repurchased shares for the six months ended June 30, 2014 includes payment for share repurchase transactions that occurred in late December 2013 but were settled in early January 2014.