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Equity | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
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Equity | Equity In October 2016, the board of directors authorized a share repurchase program that allows Federated to buy back up to 4 million shares of Federated Class B common stock with no stated expiration date. No other programs existed as of March 31, 2017. The program authorizes executive management to determine the timing and the amount of shares for each purchase. The repurchased stock is to be held in treasury for employee share-based compensation plans, potential acquisitions and other corporate activities, unless Federated's board of directors subsequently determines to retire the repurchased stock and restore the shares to authorized but unissued status (rather than holding the shares in treasury). During the first three months of 2017, Federated repurchased 0.5 million shares of Class B common stock for $13.6 million, the majority of which were repurchased in the open market. The remaining repurchased shares represent restricted stock forfeited by employees and are not counted against the board-approved share repurchase program. At March 31, 2017, 3.4 million shares were available to be purchased under Federated's buyback program.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock. + References No definition available. + Details
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