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COMMON STOCK - Accelerated Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended
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May 29, 2020 | May 07, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock split, conversion ratio | 300.00% | 300.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
April 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.5
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 127.36
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00%
July 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 142.37 |
October 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 139.22 |  |
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
November 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 150.54 |  |  |
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled May 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Paid |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  |
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 178.66 |  |  |  |
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |
Purchased and sold in May 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  |
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 178.42 |  |  |  |
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled June 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Paid |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 170.02 |  |  |  |
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |
Purchased in May 2019 and sold in June 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 178.46 |  |  |  |  |

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