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Equity (Tables) | 8 Months Ended
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May 08, 2022
Equity [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchased During Period | Share repurchase activity is summarized below:
| Shares Repurchased (000s) |  | Average Price per Share |  | Total Cost
Third quarter of 2022 | 254 |  |  | $ | 547.38 |  |  | $ | 139 |
First thirty-six weeks of 2022 | 490 |  |  | $ | 523.61 |  |  | $ | 257 |
Third quarter of 2021 | 519 |  |  | $ | 346.19 |  |  | $ | 179 |
First thirty-six weeks of 2021 | 1,040 |  |  | $ | 353.87 |  |  | $ | 368 |

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