Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK INCENTIVE AND STOCK OPTION PLANS (Tables)

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STOCK INCENTIVE AND STOCK OPTION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity
The table below summarizes the employee share-based activity in the Plan:
Options Weighted-average
Exercise Price
Weighted-average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2020 3,175,530  $ 142.63     
Granted 16,550  232.44     
Exercised (400,154) 138.93     
Forfeited (48,828) 153.72     
Balance at December 31, 2021 2,743,098  143.51     
Granted 18,900  207.79     
Exercised (586,990) 137.83     
Forfeited (29,045) 148.08     
Balance at December 31, 2022 2,145,963  145.57     
Granted 17,500  225.39     
Exercised (345,250) 142.69     
Forfeited (3,793) 144.16     
Balance at December 31, 2023 1,814,420  $ 146.89  4.2 $ 169 
Exercisable, December 31, 2021 1,629,588  $ 136.74  4.4 $ 133 
Exercisable, December 31, 2022 1,655,298  $ 146.37  4.6 $ 159 
Exercisable, December 31, 2023 1,814,420  $ 146.89  4.2 $ 169 
Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity
The share-based activity and weighted-average grant date fair value of performance and restricted shares was as follows:
  Performance Shares Restricted Shares
Nonvested Shares Weighted-average
Fair Value
Shares Weighted-average
Fair Value
Balance at December 31, 2020 376,954  $ 140.85  3,704  $ 165.04 
Granted 217,684  234.22  26,224  265.41 
Vested (131,744) 146.55  —  — 
Forfeited (22,745) 171.91  —  — 
Balance at December 31, 2021 440,149  183.72  29,928  252.99 
Granted 230,535  184.92  215,260  209.08 
Vested (122,188) 148.99  (5,513) 249.79 
Forfeited (63,197) 182.68  (3,262) 211.37 
Balance at December 31, 2022 485,299  193.17  236,413  213.66 
Granted 170,205  222.86  176,128  223.92 
Vested (99,425) 126.38  (74,270) 215.38 
Forfeited (68,566) 199.69  (27,931) 217.01 
Balance at December 31, 2023 487,513  $ 216.24  310,340  $ 218.77 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award,s for Performance and Restricted shares - Assumptions
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
  2023 2022 2021
Expected life (years) 6 6 6
Risk-free interest rate 3.91  % 2.32  % 1.15  %
Expected volatility 28.73  % 28.40  % 28.68  %
Dividend yield 2.81  % 2.85  % 2.95  %