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Equity (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 13, 2022
Equity [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchased During Period | Share repurchase activity during the second quarter of 2022 and 2021 is summarized below:
| Shares Repurchased (000s) |  | Average Price per Share |  | Total Cost
Second quarter of 2022 | 159 |  |  | $ | 518.73 |  |  | $ | 83 |
First half of 2022 | 236 |  |  | $ | 498.00 |  |  | $ | 118 |
Second quarter of 2021 | 308 |  |  | $ | 362.95 |  |  | $ | 112 |
First half of 2021 | 521 |  |  | $ | 361.52 |  |  | $ | 189 |

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