Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases

In December 2018, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of our common stock (the “2018 Program”), which was completed in the first quarter of 2019. The share repurchases under the 2018 Program were funded by an unsecured credit facility and our available cash.

In February 2019, our Board of Directors authorized additional repurchases of up to $1.5 billion of our common stock (the “2019 Program”). The 2019 authorization permits us to purchase shares in both the open market and in private transactions, with the timing and number of shares dependent on a variety of factors, including price, general business conditions, market conditions, alternative investment opportunities and funding considerations. We are not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares and may suspend or discontinue the program at any time. The share purchases under the 2019 Program were funded by our available cash and proceeds from our 2019 debt offerings.

Information regarding our shares repurchased, based on settlement date, is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except per share data)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Shares purchased and retired	—		—		2		25
Aggregate value	$	—	$	—	$	114	$	1,347
Average price per share	$	—	$	—	$	66.58	$	53.41
Remaining authorization	$	503	$	617	$	503	$	617

Dividends

The Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock pays quarterly cash dividends equal to the greater of: (i) the “as-converted” dividends on our underlying common stock for the relevant quarter; and (ii) 4% of the then-applicable liquidation preference per annum.