Dividends (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

6.    Dividends

In June 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the Company’s annual dividend rate to shareholders to $4.32 compared to $3.60 per share, which the Company had paid since June 2018. Declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends is at the discretion of the Board and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

The following table provides details of the Company’s 2019 dividend payments:

Payment Date	Amount per Share		Total Amount Paid
			(in millions)
March 19	$	0.90	$	860
June 25	1.08		1,024