STOCK COMPENSATION Stock Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

he following table reflects the non-qualified stock option transactions from December 31, 2013 through March 31, 2014:

	Outstanding						Exercisable
(in thousands, except per share data)	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Balance at December 31, 2013	8,295		$	35.04	$	111,450	6,225	$	33.67	$	92,200
Granted	851		45.11
Exercised	(125	)	33.10
Cancelled	(4	)	45.15
Forfeited	(7	)	38.72
Balance at March 31, 2014	9,010		$	36.02	$	90,324	7,092	$	34.35	$	82,916

Schedule of Stock Based Compensation

The following table represents total stock based compensation expense for non-qualified stock options, restricted stock units (“RSU”) and the tax related benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Stock option expense	$	1,674	$	2,128
RSU expense	3,719		2,933
Total stock based compensation expense	$	5,393	$	5,061
Total related tax benefit	$	1,564	$	1,287

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity

The following table summarizes the unvested RSU transactions from December 31, 2013 through March 31, 2014:

(in thousands, except per share data)	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at December 31, 2013	1,131		$	38.81
Granted	427		45.11
Vested	(261	)	36.61
Forfeited	(84	)	40.78
Balance at March 31, 2014	1,213		$	41.36