A summary of the status of our undistributed performance share units as of December 31, 2018, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below (in millions, except per share data):



	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Undistributed performance share units as of December 31, 2017	0.3		$	123.80
Granted	0.1		204.64
Distributed	(0.2	)	88.26
Undistributed performance share units as of December 31, 2018⁽¹⁾	0.2		$	160.69

⁽¹⁾ Undistributed performance share units include approximately 0.2 million units with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $182.06 per share that had not yet vested and 0.1 million units that have vested but were not yet distributed.

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