Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Capital Stock Repurchases

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands)	$	-	$	37,672	$	71,926	$	121,976
Shares repurchased		-		120,622		219,009		430,622
Weighted average price per share	$	-	$	312.31	$	328.41	$	283.26