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Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions [Abstract]  
Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions 16.    Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions

We repurchased the following capital stock:

Three months ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands)

$

14,344 

$

23,884 

$

27,769 

$

101,098 

Shares repurchased

28,457 

50,000 

53,457 

207,500 

Weighted average price per share

$

504.07 

$

477.68 

$

519.46 

$

487.22 

In May and November 2021, the Board of Directors authorized a total of $600.0 million for additional stock repurchase under Chemed’s existing share repurchase program. We currently have $60.1 million of authorization remaining under this share repurchase plan.