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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREDHOLDERS' EQUITY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREDHOLDERS' EQUITY (PARENTHETICAL) - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share) | $ 1.44 | $ 1.36 | $ 4.24 | $ 4.00

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