Dividends

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Dividends, Common Stock [Abstract]

Dividends

Dividends

Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends payable in 2018 and 2017:

Date Declared	Record Date	Dividend Per Share		Total Amount		Payment Date
				(in millions)
November 14, 2018	11/26/2018	$	0.540	$	586	12/7/2018
August 21, 2018	8/31/2018	0.540		584		9/14/2018
May 23, 2018	6/4/2018	0.540		588		6/15/2018
February 21, 2018	3/5/2018	0.540		586		3/16/2018
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

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 March 1, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share.