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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 Dividend $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2020 Dividend $ / shares
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] |  |  |
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | [1] | $ 0.89 | $ 0.87
Number of dividends declared per quarter | Dividend |  | 2 | 2
[1] | Two dividends were declared in each of the first quarters of 2021 and 2020.

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