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Net income per common share - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |
Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program |  | 3,500,000 |
Accelerated share repurchases settlement receipt |  | $ 250 |
Forward contracts |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 1,153,318 |  | 1,180,649

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