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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Equity [Abstract]  
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We repurchase our common stock mainly through open market repurchase plans and, at times, through accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") programs. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we repurchased and retired 3,955,400 and 2,094,731 shares of our common stock at a cost, including commissions, of $783.0 million and $404.0 million, or $198.00 per share and $192.85 per share, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $901.0 million.

On February 10, 2021, we entered into an ASR agreement with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of our common stock. In exchange for an up-front payment of $500 million, the financial institution committed to deliver a number of shares during the ASR program purchase period, which ended on March 31, 2021. The total number of shares delivered under this ASR program was 2,491,161 shares at an average price of $200.71 per share.

On April 29, 2021, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.195 per share payable on June 25, 2021 to common shareholders of record as of June 11, 2021.