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COMMON STOCK
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
COMMON STOCK
COMMON STOCK
Open Market Share Repurchases
The total aggregate remaining capacity under outstanding repurchase authorizations as of September 29, 2018 was approximately $440.1 million, based on settled repurchase transactions. The authorizations have no expiration date.
The Company repurchased and retired shares in open market transactions in the following amounts for the fiscal periods indicated:
 
Fiscal quarter ended
 
Three fiscal quarters ended
 
September 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Number of shares repurchased
543,793

 
596,178

 
1,364,420

 
1,727,587

Aggregate cost of shares repurchased (dollars in thousands)
$
56,401

 
$
52,742

 
$
145,493

 
$
150,974

Average price per share
$
103.72

 
$
88.47

 
$
106.63

 
$
87.39


Future repurchases may occur from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. The timing and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company's management, based on its evaluation of market conditions, share price, other investment priorities, and other factors.
Dividends
In the third fiscal quarter and three fiscal quarters ended September 29, 2018, the Company declared and paid cash dividends per share of $0.45 and $1.35, respectively. In the third fiscal quarter and three fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017, the Company declared and paid cash dividends per share of $0.37 and $1.11, respectively. Future declarations of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and are based on a number of factors, including the Company's future financial performance and other investment priorities.
Provisions in the indenture governing the senior notes of TWCC and in TWCC's secured revolving credit facility could have the effect of restricting the Company's ability to pay future cash dividends on, or make future repurchases of, its common stock. Provisions related to the indenture governing the senior notes are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2017 fiscal year ended December 30, 2017.