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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2021, we repurchased and retired 4,232,232 shares of our common stock at a cost, including commissions, of $740.8 million, or $175.03 per share. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, there were no repurchases. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we repurchased and retired 9,689,181 and 2,094,731 shares of our common stock at a cost, including commissions, of $1,813.7 million and $404.0 million, or $187.21 per share and $192.85 per share, respectively. The activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included the repurchase of 2,491,161 shares at an average price of $200.71 per share under an ASR agreement we entered into on February 10, 2021 with a financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of our common stock during the ASR program purchase period, which ended on March 31, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $949.2 million.

On October 28, 2021, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on December 30, 2021 to common shareholders of record as of December 16, 2021.