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Common and Preferred Stock | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Common and Preferred Stock | Common and Preferred Stock On March 17, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase of $500.0 million in the authorized level of repurchases of common stock. This approval is in addition to the prior repurchase authorizations of the Board of Directors of $300.0 million on December 1, 2015 and $400.0 million on November 6, 2014. These authorizations have no expiration date. Repurchases under the program will be funded with future cash flow generation or borrowings available under the Revolving Facility. During 2020, the Company repurchased a total of 876 thousand shares at a cost of $110.3 million, compared to 389 thousand shares repurchased at a cost of $54.7 million in 2019. As of December 31, 2020, the amount of share repurchase authorization remaining was $712.0 million. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had 150 million shares of authorized common stock, with a par value of $.01 per share, and five million shares of authorized preferred stock, with a par value of $.01 per share. No preferred stock was outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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