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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYWe 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, 2022 and 2021, we repurchased and retired 6,907,090 and 4,232,232 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a cost, including commissions, of $889.7 million and $740.8 million, or $128.82 and $175.03 per share, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we repurchased and retired 15,946,279 and 9,689,181 shares of our common stock, respectively, at a cost, including
commissions, of $2,139.7 million and $1,813.7 million, or $134.18 and $187.21 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, 2022, the remaining amount available under our share repurchase program was $610.3 million. On October 27, 2022, our board of directors approved an increase to our existing share repurchase program authorization, which raised the total available authorization to $1.5 billion.

On October 27, 2022, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share payable on December 30, 2022 to common shareholders of record as of December 16, 2022.