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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dividend history | The following table provides detail of our dividend history. On December 6, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a special dividend in the amount of $2.50 per share on our common stock, payable on December 27, 2012 to shareholders on record on December 18, 2012. On January 30, 2013, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the dividends for 2013 to a quarterly rate of $0.28 per common share.
| Years ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Quarterly dividend rate | $ | 0.255 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 0.235 |
Annualized dividend rate | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 1.00 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |
Special dividend | $ | 2.50 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Dividends paid (in millions) | $ | 984 |  |  | $ | 296 |  |  | $ | 292 |
Share repurchases | Share repurchases were as follows:
(in millions, except average price) | Years ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Total number of shares purchased - 2011 Repurchase Program 1 | 6.8 |  |  | 26.3 |  |  | — |
Total number of shares purchased - 2007 Repurchase Program | — |  |  | 8.4 |  |  | 8.7 |
Average price paid per share 2 | $ | 50.35 |  |  | $ | 40.48 |  |  | $ | 29.37 |
Total cash utilized | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 1,500 |  |  | $ | 256 |
1 | 2012 includes shares received at the conclusion of the uncollared Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement described in more detail below.
2 | Average price paid per share information does not include the accelerated share repurchase transaction as discussed in more detail below.
Redeemable noncontrolling interest rollforward | Ch anges to redeemable noncontrolling interest during the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:
(in millions) |
Opening redeemable noncontrolling interest | $ | 792 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 34 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (33 | )
Redemption value adjustment | 17 |
Ending redeemable noncontrolling interest | $ | 810 |

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