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Note 15 - Share Repurchase Programs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
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Share Repurchase Program [Table Text Block] |
| Number of Shares Purchased |  |  | Average Price Paid [a] |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
First quarter [b] |  |  | 2,908,703 |  |  |  | 11,014,201 |  |  | $ | 203.19 |  |  | $ | 249.95 |
Second quarter [c] |  |  | 606,581 |  |  |  | 3,100,683 |  |  |  | 199.81 |  |  |  | 232.87 |
Third quarter |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,490,339 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 221.52 |
Total |  |  | 3,515,284 |  |  |  | 23,605,223 |  |  | $ | 202.61 |  |  | $ | 236.28 |
Remaining number of shares that may be repurchased under current authority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80,392,027 |

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