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Share Repurchase Program (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract] |
Share Repurchase Program | The table below represents shares repurchased under repurchase programs in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020:
| Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid [a]
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020
First quarter [b] | 6,691,421 | 14,305,793 | $ | 209.50 | $ | 178.66
Remaining number of shares that may be repurchased under current authority |  | 104,331,549
[a]In the period of the final settlement, the average price paid under the accelerated share repurchase programs is calculated based on the total program value less the value assigned to the initial delivery of shares. The average price of the completed 2020 accelerated share repurchase programs was $155.86. [b]Includes 8,786,380 shares repurchased in February 2020 under accelerated share repurchase programs.

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