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Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
 
Fair Value Assumptions

The following table summarizes the assumptions we used:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Risk-free rate of return

 

1.00% to 2.02%

 

1.44% to 1.81%

 

1.53% to 1.77%

Expected dividend yields

 

1.62% to 1.70%

 

1.46% to 1.60%

 

1.49% to 1.55%

Expected award life (years)

 

4.50 to 4.61

 

4.62 to 4.71

 

4.67 to 4.85

Expected volatility

 

18.73% to 19.70%

 

20.04% to 22.09%

 

22.84% to 25.46%

 

 
 
Summary of Restricted Share Activity

A summary of restricted share activity as of December 31, 2016 and changes during the year then ended is as follows:

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2016

 

 

514,742

 

 

$

36.87

 

Granted

 

 

287,227

 

 

$

50.84

 

Vested and issued

 

 

(71,177

)

 

$

32.75

 

Expired or forfeited

 

 

(28,762

)

 

$

44.49

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

 

 

702,030

 

 

$

42.69

 

 

 
 
Summary of Stock-Settled SARs Activity

A summary of stock-settled SARs activity as of December 31, 2016 and changes during the year then ended is as follows:

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2016

 

 

1,438,146

 

 

$

29.52

 

Granted

 

 

542

 

 

$

36.71

 

Converted from cash-settled SARs

 

 

944,046

 

 

$

41.21

 

Exercised

 

 

(251,134

)

 

$

24.46

 

Expired or forfeited

 

 

(148,905

)

 

$

41.93

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

 

 

1,982,695

 

 

$

34.80

 

Vested or expected to vest as of end of year

 

 

1,808,016

 

 

$

20.19

 

Exercisable at end of year

 

 

851,491

 

 

$

30.02

 

 

 
 
Summary of Cash-Settled SARs Activity

A summary of cash-settled SARs activity as of December 31, 2016 and changes during the year then ended is as follows:

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2016

 

 

2,220,560

 

 

$

35.53

 

Granted

 

 

540

 

 

$

36.71

 

Converted to stock-settled SARs(1)

 

 

(864,036

)

 

$

41.21

 

Exercised

 

 

(742,424

)

 

$

30.70

 

Expired or forfeited

 

 

(114,154

)

 

$

39.03

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

 

 

500,486

 

 

$

32.08

 

Vested or expected to vest as of end of year

 

 

480,891

 

 

$

32.13

 

Exercisable at end of year

 

 

373,655

 

 

$

32.44