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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - (Parenthetical) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Payments of borrowings included in investing activities | $ 755,200,000 |
Total payment of borrowings | 1,100,000,000 |
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | 400,000,000.0 |
Value of shares repurchased | 757,300,000 | [1]
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |
Value of shares repurchased | $ 320,000,000 |
[1] | The Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with a third-party financial institution to repurchase $400.0 million of the Company’s common stock. The full amount was paid as of September 30, 2017 however, only $320.0 million was used to repurchase shares at that point in time.

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