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, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Activity in stock option plans The tables below summarize 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, 2014
 
1,626,724

 
$
108.30

 
 
 
 

Granted
 
476,205

 
135.21

 
 
 
 

Exercised
 
(53,545
)
 
82.89

 
 
 
 

Forfeited
 
(19,698
)
 
135.89

 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2015
 
2,029,686

 
115.02

 
 
 
 

Granted
 
984,430

 
109.24

 
 
 
 

Exercised
 
(215,890
)
 
87.27

 
 
 
 

Forfeited
 
(63,462
)
 
119.56

 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2016
 
2,734,764

 
115.02

 
 
 
 

Granted
 
648,900

 
149.98

 
 
 
 

Exercised
 
(355,479
)
 
105.91

 
 
 
 

Forfeited
 
(126,816
)
 
125.65

 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2017
 
2,901,369

 
$
123.49

 
7.1
 
$
156

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable, December 31, 2015
 
1,318,101

 
$
100.55

 
5.7
 
$
13

Exercisable, December 31, 2016
 
1,149,549

 
$
104.19

 
4.8
 
$
38

Exercisable, December 31, 2017
 
1,063,889

 
$
115.26

 
4.7
 
$
66

Weighted-average grant date fair value of performance and restricted shares The 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, 2014
 
466,693

 
$
119.78

 
11,275

 
$
110.94

Granted
 
133,975

 
128.48

 

 

Vested
 
(112,901
)
 
115.48

 
(7,021
)
 
110.66

Forfeited
 
(67,398
)
 
118.71

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015
 
420,369

 
123.88

 
4,254

 
111.40

Granted
 
169,150

 
98.26

 
8,089

 
117.69

Vested
 
(115,680
)
 
106.55

 
(2,502
)
 
114.57

Forfeited
 
(69,345
)
 
110.52

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016
 
404,494

 
120.41

 
9,841

 
115.76

Granted
 
150,225

 
138.23

 

 

Vested
 
(85,020
)
 
141.50

 
(1,752
)
 
106.89

Forfeited
 
(58,460
)
 
132.52

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017
 
411,239

 
$
120.84

 
8,089

 
$
117.68

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation 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:
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Expected life (years)
 
6

 
5

 
5

Risk-free interest rate
 
2.08
%
 
1.34
%
 
1.41
%
Expected volatility
 
29.97
%
 
30.96
%
 
33.06
%
Dividend yield
 
2.28
%
 
2.10
%
 
1.69
%