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Shareholders' Equity | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2018
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Shareholders' Equity | Shareholders’ Equity Effective August 27, 2018, the company approved a modification of the general authorization to repurchase Carnival Corporation common stock and/or Carnival plc ordinary shares (the “Repurchase Program”), which replenished the remaining authorized repurchases at the time of the approval to $1.0 billion. During the nine months ended August 31, 2018, we repurchased 11.8 million shares of Carnival plc ordinary shares and 7.8 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock for $726 million and $475 million, respectively, under the Repurchase Program. At August 31, 2018, the remaining availability under the Repurchase Program was $987 million. During the three months ended August 31, 2018, our Boards of Directors declared a dividend to holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc ordinary shares of $0.50 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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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