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dividends per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

dividends per share

Dividends per share

Years ended December 31		2018										2017
(millions except per share amounts)		Declared					Paid to					Declared					Paid to
Common Share dividends		Effective		Per share			shareholders		Total			Effective		Per share			shareholders		Total
Quarter 1 dividend		Mar. 9, 2018		$	0.5050		Apr. 2, 2018		$	299		Mar. 10, 2017		$	0.4800		Apr. 3, 2017		$	283
Quarter 2 dividend		Jun. 8, 2018			0.5250		Jul. 3, 2018			315		Jun. 9, 2017			0.4925		Jul. 4, 2017			293
Quarter 3 dividend		Sep. 10, 2018			0.5250		Oct. 1, 2018			313		Sep. 8, 2017			0.4925		Oct. 2, 2017			292
Quarter 4 dividend		Dec. 10, 2018			0.5450		Jan. 2, 2019			326		Dec. 11, 2017			0.5050		Jan. 2, 2018			299
				$	2.1000				$	1,253				$	1.9700				$	1,167

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