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Dividends and Share Repurchases
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Dividends and Share Repurchases
Dividends and Share Repurchases

On November 23, 2018, the Company paid a regular dividend on common stock of $0.18 per share, which represented the 143rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Dividends per share were $0.18 and $0.15 for the quarters ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. On January 16, 2019, the Company declared a regular dividend on common stock of $0.20 per share, which represents its 144th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. This dividend will be paid on February 22, 2019 to common shareholders of record on February 8, 2019.

For the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased 1,740,192 shares at an average price of $28.12. As of December 31, 2018, there are 292,406 remaining shares authorized to be repurchased under the current Board approved share repurchase program. On January 16, 2019 the Board authorized an additional 10,000,000 shares for repurchase under the program.