SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Schedule of Company's Common Stock Repurchases Made on Open Market

The following table provides information with respect to repurchases of the Company’s common stock made on the open market:


Six months ended (in thousands, except per share data)	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Repurchased	Dollar Value of Shares Repurchased(1)
June 30, 2024	$	483.79	499	$	241,518
June 30, 2023	$	468.31	941	$	440,847

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(1) The values in this column exclude the 1% excise tax incurred on share repurchases pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act. Any excise tax incurred is recognized as part of the cost of the shares acquired in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit).

Schedule of Dividends Declared Per Common Share and Total Amounts Declared, Distributed and Deferred

The following table presents dividends declared per common share as well as total amounts declared, distributed and deferred for the periods indicated:


	Dividends
(in thousands, except per share data)	Per Share		Declared		Distributed		(Released)/Deferred
2024
Three Months Ended March 31,	$	1.60	$	129,444	$	131,378	$	(1,934)
Three Months Ended June 30,	1.60		127,304		126,958		346


Total	$	3.20	$	256,748	$	258,336	$	(1,588)

2023
Three Months Ended March 31,	$	1.38	$	111,986	$	112,189	$	(203)
Three Months Ended June 30,	1.38		110,383		110,147		236


Total	$	2.76	$	222,369	$	222,336	$	33

Schedule of Activity Related to Shares of Common Stock Issued and Repurchased

The following table presents activity related to shares of common stock issued and repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2024:


	Common Stock	Treasury	Common Stock
	Issued	Stock	Outstanding
Balance at December 31, 2023	133,817,332	(54,726,120)	79,091,212
Dividend payable/paid	61	—	61
Common stock issued	252,637	—	252,637
Shares withheld for tax withholding	—	(119,861)	(119,861)
Shares repurchased under stock repurchase programs	—	—	—
Shares issued to directors	67	(67)	—
Balance at March 31, 2024	134,070,097	(54,846,048)	79,224,049

Dividend payable/paid	—	—	—
Common stock issued	779	—	779
Shares withheld for tax withholding	—	(359)	(359)
Shares repurchased under stock repurchase programs	—	(499,224)	(499,224)
Shares issued to directors	4,941	19,499	24,440
Balance at June 30, 2024	134,075,817	(55,326,132)	78,749,685