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Common Stock Repurchases | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2020
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract] |
Common Stock Repurchases | Common Stock Repurchases In January 2020, our Board of Directors increased the total share repurchase authorization from $75.0 million to $250.0 million. We repurchased and retired 0.4 million shares of our common stock for $20.0 million in the three months ended February 29, 2020, and 0.7 million shares for $25.0 million in the three months ended February 28, 2019. The shares were repurchased in both periods as part of our Board of Directors authorized share repurchase program. As of February 29, 2020, there was $230.0 million remaining under the current authorization.

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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 Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2208821 + Details
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