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Dividends | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | Dividends A quarterly cash dividend of $0.3655 per share was paid on June 4, 2019 in the aggregate amount of $87.1 million. A quarterly cash dividend of $0.3660 per share was declared on August 6, 2019 and will be paid on September 4, 2019 to stockholders of record as of August 21, 2019. The Company expects the September 2019 payment of its quarterly cash dividend to be approximately $87.3 million.

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