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Stockholders' equity - ASR - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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May 27, 2020 | Feb. 03, 2020 | Jan. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | [2] | Mar. 31, 2020
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  |  | $ 185 |  | $ 1,367 |  | $ 503,667 | [1] | $ 256,006 |
Treasury stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  |  | $ 185 |  | $ 1,367 |  | 580,003 | [1] | 203,336 |
Capital surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76,336) | [1] | $ 52,670 |
Accelerate Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program authorized amount |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  | $ 500,000
Accelerated share repurchases price paid per share |  |  |  |  | $ 53.58 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases settlement receipt | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Shares Repurchased Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements |  |  |  |  | 1,165,607 |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program |  | 7,055,919 | 7,055,919 |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |  |
Accelerate Share Repurchase | Treasury stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  | $ 400,000 |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Accelerate Share Repurchase | Capital surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchases |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  | $ 50,000 | $ 23,000 |  |  |
Accelerate Share Repurchase | COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchased During Period Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,819,135 |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases price paid per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 42.3043 |  |  |
Common Shares Repurchased Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements | 4,763,216 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Corporation entered into a $500 million accelerated share repurchase transaction with respect to its common stock, which was accounted for as a treasury stock transaction. The transaction was completed on May 27, 2020. Refer to Note 18 for additional information.
[2] | During the quarter ended March 31, 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 18 for additional information.

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