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Stockholders' equity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders equity |  | $ 5,908,448 |  |  | $ 5,435,057 | $ 5,244,349 |  | $ 5,908,448 |  | $ 5,244,349 |  | $ 5,719,834 | $ 5,289,661 | $ 5,103,905
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash |  | $ 29,017 | [1] |  |  | $ 25,084 | [1] | $ 86,996 | [2] | $ 76,200 | [2] |  |  |
Dividends Declared per Common Share |  | $ 0.30 |  |  |  | $ 0.25 |  | $ 0.90 |  | $ 0.75 |  |  |  |
Dividend payable, to be paid date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 01, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, record date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Aug. 30, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  | $ 1,367 |  |  |  | $ 125,099 |  | $ 256,006 | [3] | $ 127,443 |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases settlement receipt |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders equity |  | (392,630) |  |  | (205,509) | (183,872) |  | (392,630) |  | (183,872) |  | (392,208) | (82,754) | (90,142)
Common stock purchases |  | 1,367 |  |  |  | 102,079 |  | 203,336 | [3] | 104,423 |  |  |  |
Surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders equity |  | $ 4,317,556 |  |  | $ 4,365,606 | 4,281,515 |  | 4,317,556 |  | 4,281,515 |  | $ 4,316,225 | $ 4,302,946 | $ 4,298,503
Common stock purchases |  |  |  |  |  | 23,020 |  | 52,670 | [3] | 23,020 | [3] |  |  |
Accelerate Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases price paid per share |  |  |  |  | $ 51.27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases settlement receipt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |  |
Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Shares Repurchased Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements |  |  |  |  | 438,180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerate Share Repurchase | Treasury Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  | $ 102,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerate Share Repurchase | Surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  |  | $ 50,000 |  | $ 23,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Dividends declared per common share during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 - $0.30 (2018 - $0.25).
[2] | Dividends declared per common share during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 - $0.90 (2018 - $0.75).
[3] | On February 28, 2019, the Corporation entered into a $250 million accelerated share repurchase transaction with respect to its common stock, which was accounted for as a treasury stock transaction. Refer to Note 19 for additional information.

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