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Share Repurchase Programs
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]  
Share Repurchase Programs Share Repurchase Programs
Effective April 1, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 100 million shares of our common stock by March 31, 2028. As of June 30, 2025, we repurchased a total of 6.1 million shares of our common stock under the 2025 authorization. These repurchases may be made on the open market or through other transactions. Our management has sole discretion with respect to determining the timing and amount of these transactions.

Our previous authorization, which was effective April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2025, was approved by our Board of Directors for up to 100 million shares of common stock. We repurchased a total of 31.7 million shares of our common stock under the 2022 authorization.

The table below represents shares repurchased under repurchase programs in the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

Number of shares purchasedAverage price paid [a]
2025202420252024
First quarter [b]5,745,601 $250.74 $
Second quarter [c]6,111,558 492,320 205.06 225.96 
Total11,857,159 492,320 $227.20 $225.96 
Remaining number of shares that may be repurchased under current authority93,888,442
[a]In the period of the final settlement, the average price under the accelerated share repurchase programs (ASRs) is calculated based on the total program value less the value assigned to the initial delivery of shares. The average price of the completed 2025 ASRs was $229.32.
[b]Includes 4,815,022 shares repurchased in 2025 under the ASRs at an average price $251.73.
[c]Includes an incremental 1,795,904 shares received upon final settlement in 2025 under the ASRs at an average price of $169.22.
Management's assessments of market conditions and other pertinent factors guide the timing, manner, and volume of all repurchases. We expect to fund any share repurchases under this program through cash generated from operations, the sale or lease of various operating and non-operating properties, debt issuances, and cash on hand. Open market repurchases are recorded in treasury stock at cost, which includes any applicable commissions, fees, and excise taxes.

Accelerated share repurchase programs – The Company has established ASRs with financial institutions to repurchase shares of our common stock. These ASRs have been structured so that at the time of commencement, we pay a specified amount to the financial institutions and receive an initial delivery of shares. Additional shares may be received at the time of settlement. The final number of shares to be received is based on the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock during the ASR term, less a discount and subject to potential adjustments pursuant to the terms of such ASR.

On February 18, 2025, the Company received 4,815,022 shares of its common stock repurchased under ASRs for an aggregate of $1.5 billion. Upon settlement of these ASRs in the second quarter of 2025, we received 1,795,904 additional shares.

ASRs are accounted for as equity transactions, and at the time of receipt, shares are included in treasury stock at fair market value as of the corresponding initiation or settlement date. The Company reflects shares received as a repurchase of common stock in the weighted average common shares outstanding calculation for basic and diluted earnings per share.