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Note 6 - Capital Stock
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

6.

Capital Stock

 

On April 20, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of $500 million of our common stock. At September 30, 2019, $145 million of this authorization was remaining. We purchased approximately 380,000 shares, or $36 million, of our common stock under our repurchase authorization during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and approximately 2.4 million shares, or $226 million, of our common stock under our repurchase authorization during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. On July 18, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26, which was paid August 16, 2019, to stockholders of record on August 2, 2019. On October 14, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.26 per common share, which will be paid on November 22, 2019, to stockholders of record on November 8, 2019.