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COMMON EQUITY (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of stock-based compensation awards granted | During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors awarded the following stock-based compensation to our directors, officers, and certain other key employees:
Award Type |  | Number of Awards
Stock options (1) |  | 294,990 |
Restricted shares (2) |  | 108,484 |
Performance units |  | 205,051 |
(1)Stock options awarded had a weighted-average exercise price of $84.92 and a weighted-average grant date fair value of $16.19 per option. (2)Restricted shares awarded had a weighted-average grant date fair value of $84.97 per share.
Schedule of Common Stock Outstanding Roll Forward | We had the following changes to our outstanding common stock during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Common stock shares outstanding at beginning of period |  | 315,822,587 |  |  | 315,434,531 |
Shares issued: |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation |  | 20,488 |  |  | 162,666 |
401(k) |  | 122,300 |  |  | 246,600 |
Stock investment plan |  | 114,026 |  |  | 235,604 |
Common stock shares outstanding at end of period |  | 316,079,401 |  |  | 316,079,401 |

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