Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule Of Repurchased Capital Stock

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands)	$	23,884	$	163,731	$	101,098	$	330,380
Shares repurchased		50,000		350,000		207,500		700,000
Weighted average price per share	$	477.68	$	467.80	$	487.22	$	471.97