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Shareholder's Equity | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2018
Shareholder's Equity [Abstract] |
Shareholder's Equity | Shareholders’ Equity During the three months ended February 28, 2018, we repurchased 3.0 million shares of Carnival plc ordinary shares and 0.2 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock for $204 million and $12 million, respectively, under our general authorization to repurchase Carnival Corporation common stock and/or Carnival plc ordinary shares (the “Repurchase Program”). At February 28, 2018, the remaining availability under the Repurchase Program was $370 million. During the three months ended February 28, 2018, our Boards of Directors declared a dividend to holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc ordinary shares of $0.45 per share.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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