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, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Activity in stock option plans
The tables below summarize the 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, 2011
 
1,243,037

 
$
59.02

 
 
 
 

Granted
 
321,945

 
119.34

 
 
 
 

Exercised
 
(241,815
)
 
31.73

 
 
 
 

Forfeited
 
(13,999
)
 
67.86

 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2012
 
1,309,168

 
78.80

 
 
 
 

Granted
 
432,370

 
112.07

 
 
 
 

Exercised
 
(265,528
)
 
40.48

 
 
 
 

Forfeited
 
(13,674
)
 
105.19

 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2013
 
1,462,336

 
95.35

 
 
 
 

Granted
 
350,630

 
148.98

 
 
 
 

Exercised
 
(175,526
)
 
82.06

 
 
 
 

Forfeited
 
(10,716
)
 
102.56

 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2014
 
1,626,724

 
$
108.30

 
7.22
 
$
62

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable, December 31, 2012
 
785,869

 
$
51.40

 
6.26
 
$
44

Exercisable, December 31, 2013
 
758,936

 
$
76.85

 
5.94
 
$
48

Exercisable, December 31, 2014
 
903,059

 
$
92.18

 
6.05
 
$
48

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, 2011
 
525,391

 
$
62.05

 
81,845

 
$
61.49

Granted
 
325,590

 
89.92

 
3,150

 
91.68

Vested
 
(194,484
)
 
25.46

 
(22,766
)
 
52.16

Forfeited
 
(26,413
)
 
91.94

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012
 
630,084

 
86.49

 
62,229

 
66.43

Granted
 
176,649

 
106.40

 
7,506

 
114.56

Vested
 
(303,882
)
 
61.48

 
(26,901
)
 
62.03

Forfeited
 
(26,938
)
 
85.07

 
(10,293
)
 
65.41

Balance at December 31, 2013
 
475,913

 
109.93

 
32,541

 
81.49

Granted
 
206,031

 
130.38

 

 

Vested
 
(207,093
)
 
107.64

 
(21,266
)
 
65.88

Forfeited
 
(8,158
)
 
121.18

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014
 
466,693

 
$
119.78

 
11,275

 
$
110.94

Fair value of option grant estimated on the grant date using Black-Scholes option pricing model 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:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Expected life (years)
 
5

 
5

 
5

Risk-free interest rate
 
1.80
%
 
0.79
%
 
1.05
%
Expected volatility
 
41.17
%
 
56.59
%
 
58.98
%
Dividend yield
 
1.61
%
 
1.55
%
 
1.30
%