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Capital Stock (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract] |
Common Shares in Treasury and Common Shares Outstanding |
| Shares in Treasury |  | Shares Outstanding
Balance at January 1, 2020 | 81,866,907 |  |  | 276,434,517 |
Shares issued for exercise of option rights |  |  | 2,873,646 |
Shares tendered as payment for option rights exercised | 10,140 |  |  | (10,140) |
Shares issued for vesting of restricted stock units |  |  | 386,685 |
Shares tendered in connection with vesting of restricted stock units | 133,077 |  |  | (133,077) |
Treasury stock purchased | 11,700,000 |  |  | (11,700,000) |
Treasury stock retired | (91,746,432) |  |  |
Treasury stock sold (1) | (825,000) |  |  | 825,000 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 1,138,692 |  |  | 268,676,631 |
Shares issued for exercise of option rights |  |  | 2,365,168 |
Shares tendered as payment for option rights exercised | 4,324 |  |  | (4,324) |
Shares issued for vesting of restricted stock units |  |  | 276,948 |
Shares tendered in connection with vesting of restricted stock units | 95,618 |  |  | (95,618) |
Treasury stock purchased | 10,075,000 |  |  | (10,075,000) |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 11,313,634 |  |  | 261,143,805 |
Shares issued for exercise of option rights |  |  | 778,075 |
Shares tendered as payment for option rights exercised | 3,861 |  |  | (3,861) |
Shares issued for vesting of restricted stock units |  |  | 357,832 |
Shares tendered in connection with vesting of restricted stock units | 124,852 |  |  | (124,852) |
Treasury stock purchased | 3,350,000 |  |  | (3,350,000) |
Treasury stock sold (1) | (75,000) |  |  | 75,000 |
Balance at December 31, 2022 | 14,717,347 |  |  | 258,875,999 |
(1) During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2022, the Company sold treasury shares to fund Company contributions to the domestic defined contribution plan. The related proceeds were $182.4 million and $22.0 million, respectively.

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