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Earnings Per Share, Share Repurchases and Dividends on Common Stock (Unaudited) (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Share Repurchases
The table below summarizes the company’s share repurchases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares Repurchased
(in millions)
Repurchase Program
Authorization Date
 
Amount
Authorized
(in millions)
 
Total
Shares Retired
(in millions)
 
Average 
Price
Per Share
(2)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31
2012
 
2011
June 16, 2010(1)
 

$4,245

 
48.5
 

$57.63

 
4.4

 
0.1

(1)
On June 16, 2010, the company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $2.0 billion of the company’s common stock. On April 25, 2011, after the company had repurchased shares totaling $245 million, the company’s board of directors authorized an increase to the remaining share repurchase authorization to $4.0 billion. As of March 31, 2012, the company had $1.4 billion remaining under this authorization for share repurchases.
(2)
Calculated as the average price paid per share under the respective repurchase program, including commissions paid.