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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE AND DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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
March 31,
 20212020
(number of shares in millions)  
Weighted average shares outstanding2,022 2,019 
Effect of dilutive options1 2 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding2,023 2,021 
Schedule of preferred stock characteristics by class
On May 4, 2021, our Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends. All dividends are payable on June 1, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 14, 2021.
Dividend per share
Common Shares1
$0.83500 
Preference Shares, Series A$0.34375 
Preference Shares, Series B$0.21340 
Preference Shares, Series C2
$0.15501 
Preference Shares, Series D$0.27875 
Preference Shares, Series F$0.29306 
Preference Shares, Series H$0.27350 
Preference Shares, Series JUS$0.30540 
Preference Shares, Series LUS$0.30993 
Preference Shares, Series N$0.31788 
Preference Shares, Series P$0.27369 
Preference Shares, Series R$0.25456 
Preference Shares, Series 1US$0.37182 
Preference Shares, Series 3$0.23356 
Preference Shares, Series 5US$0.33596 
Preference Shares, Series 7$0.27806 
Preference Shares, Series 9$0.25606 
Preference Shares, Series 11$0.24613 
Preference Shares, Series 13$0.19019 
Preference Shares, Series 15$0.18644 
Preference Shares, Series 17$0.32188 
Preference Shares, Series 19$0.30625 
1 The quarterly dividend per common share was increased 3% to $0.835 from $0.81, effective March 1, 2021.
2 The quarterly dividend per share paid on Series C was increased to $0.15501 from $0.15349 on March 1, 2021, due to reset on a quarterly basis following the date of issuance of the Series C Preference Shares.