Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions [Abstract]

Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions

14.    Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions

We repurchased the following capital stock:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands)	$	121,882	$	21,914	$	166,649	$	122,148
Shares repurchased		250,000		50,000		350,000		275,000
Weighted average price per share	$	487.52	$	438.27	$	476.14	$	444.18

In May 2021, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $300.0 million for stock repurchase under Chemed’s existing share repurchase program. We currently have $311.8 million of authorization remaining under this share repurchase plan.