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Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
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Unsecured Fixed Rate Debt Securities Issued Under Current Shelf Registration | During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we issued the following unsecured, fixed-rate debt securities under our current shelf registration.
Date | Description of Securities
May 20, 2021 | $850 million of 2.375% Notes due May 20, 2031
| $1.0 billion of 3.200% Notes due May 20, 2041
| $650 million of 3.550% Notes due May 20, 2061
September 10, 2021 | $150 million of 2.375% Notes due May 20, 2031
| $850 million of 2.950% Notes due March 10, 2052

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