Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Employee Stock Options Granted and Determined by Black-Scholes Valuation Model Assumptions
The weighted average fair value of our employee stock options granted, as determined by the Black-Scholes valuation model, was $14.09 for the third quarter 2016 award, $17.32 for the first quarter 2016 award and $18.07 for the 2015 award using the following assumptions:
 
Q3 2016
 
Q1 2016
 
2015
Expected life (in years)
7.5

 
7.5

 
7.5

Risk-free interest rate
1.50
%
 
1.66
%
 
2.07
%
Expected volatility
19.10
%
 
23.60
%
 
20.61
%
Expected dividend yield
2.97
%
 
2.94
%
 
2.63
%