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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per common share | Weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2020 | 2019 |  | 2020 | 2019
(number of common shares in millions) |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding | 2,021 |  | 2,018 |  |  | 2,020 |  | 2,017 |
Effect of dilutive options | — |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  | 3 |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 2,021 |  | 2,020 |  |  | 2,021 |  | 2,020 |
Schedule of preferred stock characteristics by class | On November 3, 2020, our Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends. All dividends are payable on December 1, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 13, 2020.
| Dividend per share
Common Shares 1 | $0.81000 |
Preference Shares, Series A | $0.34375 |
Preference Shares, Series B | $0.21340 |
Preference Shares, Series C 2 | $0.15975 |
Preference Shares, Series D | $0.27875 |
Preference Shares, Series F | $0.29306 |
Preference Shares, Series H | $0.27350 |
Preference Shares, Series J | US$0.30540 |
Preference Shares, Series L | US$0.30993 |
Preference Shares, Series N | $0.31788 |
Preference Shares, Series P | $0.27369 |
Preference Shares, Series R | $0.25456 |
Preference Shares, Series 1 | US$0.37182 |
Preference Shares, Series 3 | $0.23356 |
Preference Shares, Series 5 | US$0.33596 |
Preference Shares, Series 7 | $0.27806 |
Preference Shares, Series 9 | $0.25606 |
Preference Shares, Series 11 3 | $0.24613 |
Preference Shares, Series 13 4 | $0.19019 |
Preference Shares, Series 15 5 | $0.18644 |
Preference Shares, Series 17 | $0.32188 |
Preference Shares, Series 19 | $0.30625 |
1 The quarterly dividend per common share was increased 9.8% to $0.81 from $0.738, effective March 1, 2020. 2 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series C was increased to $0.25458 from $0.25305 on March 1, 2020, was decreased to $0.16779 from $0.25458 on June 1, 2020 and was decreased to $0.15975 from $0.16779 on September 1, 2020, due to reset on a quarterly basis following the date of issuance of the Series C Preference Shares. 3 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series 11 was decreased to $0.24613 from $0.275 on March 1, 2020, due to the reset of the annual dividend on March 1, 2020, and every five years thereafter. 4 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series 13 was decreased to $0.19019 from $0.275 on June 1, 2020, due to the reset of the annual dividend on June 1, 2020, and every five years thereafter. 5 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series 15 was decreased to $0.18644 from $0.275 on September 1, 2020, due to the reset of the annual dividend on September 1, 2020, and every five years thereafter.

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