STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Schedule of Details of Dividend Payments

The following table provides details of dividend payments, excluding dividend equivalent rights for unvested stock awards, in 2017 and 2018 under our Board approved quarterly cash dividend policy:



Record Date	Payment Date	Amount per Share		Total Amount
				(in millions)
2017 payments
1/12/2017	1/27/2017	$	0.29	$	43
3/31/2017	4/28/2017	$	0.40	$	58
6/30/2017	7/31/2017	$	0.40	$	58
9/29/2017	10/27/2017	$	0.40	$	57
2018 payments
12/29/2017	1/26/2018	$	0.40	$	55
3/30/2018	4/27/2018	$	0.50	$	69
6/29/2018	7/27/2018	$	0.50	$	69
9/28/2018	10/26/2018	$	0.50	$	69

Class of Treasury Stock

Excluding the 0.46 million shares received in March 2018 upon final settlement of our ASR Agreement for which no cash was paid during the period, as well as any prior year ASR activity, share repurchases were as follows during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:



			Nine months ended September 30,
			2018			2017
Authorization Date	Purchase Not to Exceed		Shares	Cost		Shares	Cost
	(in millions)
February 2017	$	2,250	—	$	—	0.96	$	240
December 2017	$	3,000	0.68	224		—	—
Total repurchases			0.68	$	224	0.96	$	240