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Purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of the Company's purchases under the Stock Repurchase Program are based on a number of factors, including price and business and market conditions. From January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 12.0 million shares of TWC common stock for $830 million, including 0.6 million shares repurchased for $42 million that settled in April 2011. As of March 31, 2011, the Company had $2.656 billion remaining under the Stock Repurchase Program. 6.       TWC SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Common Stock Repurchase Program On October 29, 2010, TWC's Board of DirectorsfalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosures related to accounts comprising shareholders' equity, including other comprehensive income. 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