dividends per share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

dividends per share

Dividends per share

Six-month periods ended June 30
(millions except per share
amounts)	2018						2017
	Declared			Paid to			Declared			Paid to
Common Share dividends	Effective	Per share		shareholders	Total		Effective	Per share		shareholders	Total
Quarter 1 dividend	Mar. 9, 2018	$	0.5050	Apr. 2, 2018	$	299	Mar. 10, 2017	$	0.4800	Apr. 3, 2017	$	283
Quarter 2 dividend	Jun. 8, 2018		0.5250	Jul. 3, 2018	315		Jun. 9, 2017	0.4925		Jul. 4, 2017	293
		$	1.0300		$	614		$	0.9725		$	576