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Note 16 - Share Repurchase Programs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
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Share Repurchase Program [Table Text Block] |
|  | Number of Shares Purchased |  |  | Average Price Paid |
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
First quarter |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,908,703 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 203.19 |
Second quarter |  |  | 492,320 |  |  |  | 606,581 |  |  |  | 225.96 |  |  |  | 199.81 |
Third quarter |  |  | 3,006,061 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 245.44 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 3,498,381 |  |  |  | 3,515,284 |  |  | $ | 242.70 |  |  | $ | 202.61 |
Remaining number of shares that may be repurchased under current authority | 76,893,646 |

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