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Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
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Unsecured Fixed Rate Debt Securities Issued Under Current Shelf Registration | During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we issued the following unsecured, fixed-rate debt securities under our current shelf registration:
Date | Description of Securities
January 31, 2020 | $500 million of 2.150% Notes due February 5, 2027
| $750 million of 2.400% Notes due February 5, 2030
| $1.0 billion of 3.250% Notes due February 5, 2050
| $750 million of 3.750% Notes due February 5, 2070
April 7, 2020 | $750 million of 3.250% Notes due February 5, 2050

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