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Equity (Tables) | 8 Months Ended
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May 10, 2020
Equity [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchased During Period | Stock repurchase activity during the third quarter and first thirty-six weeks of 2020 and 2019 is summarized below:
| Shares Repurchased (000s) |  | Average Price per Share |  | Total Cost
Third quarter of 2020 |  | 106 |  |  | $ | 296.38 |  |  | $ | 31 |
First thirty-six weeks of 2020 | 368 |  |  | $ | 298.53 |  |  | $ | 110 |
Third quarter of 2019 | 192 |  |  | $ | 226.57 |  |  | $ | 44 |
First thirty-six weeks of 2019 | 903 |  |  | $ | 215.94 |  |  | $ | 195 |

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