Dividends

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dividends, Common Stock [Abstract]

Dividends

Dividends

Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends payable in 2017 and 2016:

Date Declared	Record Date	Dividend Per Share		Total Amount		Payment Date
				(in millions)
November 14, 2017	11/27/2017	$	0.540	$	577	12/11/2017
August 22, 2017	9/5/2017	0.540		296		9/15/2017
May 24, 2017	6/5/2017	0.540		297		6/16/2017
February 21, 2017	3/3/2017	0.540		295		3/17/2017
November 15, 2016	11/28/2016	0.540		294		12/12/2016
August 23, 2016	9/2/2016	0.540		295		9/16/2016
May 18, 2016	5/31/2016	0.540		294		6/14/2016
February 23, 2016	3/4/2016	0.540		295		3/18/2016

The declaration of dividends is solely at the discretion of our Board of Directors, which may change or terminate our dividend practice at any time for any reason without prior notice. On February 21, 2018, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.54 per share.