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Shareholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity

Note 6. Shareholders' Equity

The Company has a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan approved by the Board of Directors that authorizes management to reduce issued and outstanding common stock down to 160,000 shares. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, 3,110 shares were repurchased at an average price of $73.45 per share, compared to 4,311 shares at an average price of $70.49 per share during the same period in 2018.

The Company also had a Non-Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan to repurchase shares from the proceeds of stock option exercises and employee stock purchases. As of March 31, 2019, all shares authorized under this plan have been repurchased. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, 88 shares were repurchased at an average price of $74.03, compared to 1,411 at an average price of $72.21 per share during the same period in 2018.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related income tax effects, for all the periods presented.

On May 7, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.50 per share payable on June 17, 2019 to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2019. On May 8, 2018, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.45 per share paid on June 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2018.