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Capital Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule Of Common And Treasury Stock Activity

A summary of common stock and treasury stock activity for the three years ended December 31 is as follows:

						Common Stock Outstanding						Treasury Stock
Balance, January 1, 2018						874,701,118						591,005,242
Common stock acquired						(18,786,897)						18,786,897
Shares issued for stock options						6,040,920						(6,040,920)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other						957,651						(957,651)
Balance, December 31, 2018						862,912,792						602,793,568
Common stock acquired						(17,219,642)						17,219,642
Shares issued for stock options						8,145,777						(8,145,777)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other						862,852						(862,852)
Balance, December 31, 2019						854,701,779						611,004,581
Common stock acquired						(18,701,843)						18,701,843
Shares issued for stock options						13,018,354						(13,018,354)
Shares issued for restricted stock units and other						875,311						(875,311)
Balance, December 31, 2020						849,893,601						615,812,759

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions

Fair value is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions summarized in the following table:

						2020						2019						2018
Expected term of options						6 years						6 years						4.5 years
Expected volatility rate						21.8		%				19.2		%				17.7		%
Risk-free interest rate						0.5		%				1.5		%				2.8		%
Expected dividend yield						2.3		%				2.3		%				2.5		%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Performance Restricted Stock and Time-based Restricted Stock Units Activity

A summary of performance-based restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented below:

						Shares (in thousands)						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Award
Performance-based restricted stock units as of January 1, 2020						346						$	67
Activity:
Granted						557						76
Forfeited						(38)						69
Performance-based restricted stock units as of December 31, 2020						865						$	73

A summary of restricted stock unit activity during 2020 is presented below:

						Shares (in thousands)						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Award
Restricted stock units as of January 1, 2020						2,203						$	71
Activity:
Granted						727						77
Vested						(1,130)						74
Forfeited						(63)						71
Restricted stock units as of December 31, 2020						1,737						$	73

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

A summary of stock option activity during 2020 is presented below:

						Shares (in thousands)						Weighted Average Exercise Price						Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)						Intrinsic Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options
Options outstanding, January 1, 2020						36,185						$	69
Granted						4,976						76
Exercised						(13,019)						67
Forfeited or expired						(601)						72
Options outstanding, December 31, 2020						27,541						72						4						$	386
Options exercisable, December 31, 2020						18,084						$	70					3						$	274

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