Accelerated Share Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount

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Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Shares Repurchased

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Accelerated Share Repurchases, Shares Repurchased

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Final price paid per share for the purchase of the targeted number of shares, determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Stockholders' Equity - Stock Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2019	May 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2016
Share Repurchase [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchase program, authorized amount	$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Accelerated share repurchases, payment	$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Accelerated share repurchase program, initial shares repurchased (shares)		1,529,286
Accelerated share repurchase program, shares repurchased (shares)	353,112	1,882,398
Accelerated share repurchases, final price paid per share (usd per share)		$ 132.81
Stock repurchased		$ 15,900,000
2018 Share Repurchase Program
Share Repurchase [Line Items]
Authorized stock repurchase amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0
Remaining authorized stock repurchase amount			$ 471,600,000
2016 Program
Share Repurchase [Line Items]
Authorized stock repurchase amount					$ 500,000,000.0
Remaining authorized stock repurchase amount				$ 154,900,000