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NET INCOME PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Summary of Net Income per Share of Common Stock | Net income per share of common stock is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021: .
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
| Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted
Net income per common share (1) | $ | 19.64 |  |  | $ | 19.46 |  |  | $ | 9.57 |  |  | $ | 9.53 |  |  | $ | 1.67 |  |  | $ | 1.67 |
Numerator (in millions): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Effect of dilutive 2028 Notes | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net income available to common stock | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 993 |  |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 489 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average of common stock outstanding for earnings per share | 50,262,302 |  | 50,262,302 |  | 50,345,353 |  | 50,345,353 |  | 49,802,993 |  | 49,802,993
Adjustment for assumed conversions | — |  | 744,558 |  | — |  | 990,268 |  | — |  | —
Adjusted weighted average of common stock outstanding for earnings per share | 50,262,302 |  | 51,006,860 |  | 50,345,353 |  | 51,335,621 |  | 49,802,993 |  | 49,802,993
(1) Figures have been calculated using non-rounded amounts.

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