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Share Repurchase Program (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract] |
Share Repurchase Program | The table below represents shares repurchased under repurchase programs during 2020 and 2019:
| Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019
First quarter [a] | 14,305,793 | 18,149,450 | $ | 178.66 | $ | 165.79
Remaining number of shares that may be repurchased under current authority |  | 118,849,288
[a]Includes 8,786,380 and 11,795,930 shares repurchased in February 2020 and 2019, respectively, under accelerated share repurchase programs.

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