Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity	15. Stockholders’ Equity Cash dividends of $1.38, $1.24 and $1.06 were declared during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Future decisions to pay or to increase or decrease dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will be dependent on our operating performance, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, limitations on cash distributions pursuant to the terms and conditions of the New Facility and applicable law, and such other factors that the Board considers relevant. (See Note 12 for further discussion of our long-term debt.) Under authorization by our Board to repurchase up to 56.0 million shares of our common stock, we have cumulatively repurchased 52.9 million shares at a total cost of $1,693.1 million through December 31, 2019. During fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, we repurchased 1.1 million, 2.3 million and 2.6 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $51.0 million, $109.3 million and $123.0 million, respectively. Repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in treasury stock. Our share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may be repurchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and prices considered appropriate by us. We make the determination to repurchase shares based on several factors, including current and forecasted operating cash flows, capital needs associated with new restaurant development and maintenance of existing locations, dividend payments, debt levels and cost of borrowing, obligations associated with the Acquisition, our share price and current market conditions. (See Note 2 for further discussion of the Acquisition.) The timing and number of shares repurchased are also subject to legal constraints and financial covenants under the New Facility that limit share repurchases based on a defined ratio. (See Note 12 for further discussion of our long-term debt.) Our objectives regarding share repurchases are to offset the dilution to our shares outstanding that results from equity compensation grants and to supplement our earnings per share growth.

Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

15. Stockholders’ Equity

Cash dividends of $1.38, $1.24 and $1.06 were declared during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Future decisions to pay or to increase or decrease dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will be dependent on our operating performance, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, limitations on cash distributions pursuant to the terms and conditions of the New Facility and applicable law, and such other factors that the Board considers relevant. (See Note 12 for further discussion of our long-term debt.)

Under authorization by our Board to repurchase up to 56.0 million shares of our common stock, we have cumulatively repurchased 52.9 million shares at a total cost of $1,693.1 million through December 31, 2019. During fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, we repurchased 1.1 million, 2.3 million and 2.6 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $51.0 million, $109.3 million and $123.0 million, respectively. Repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in treasury stock.

Our share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may be repurchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and prices considered appropriate by us. We make the determination to repurchase shares based on several factors, including current and forecasted operating cash flows, capital needs associated with new restaurant development and maintenance of existing locations, dividend payments, debt levels and cost of borrowing, obligations associated with the Acquisition, our share price and current market conditions. (See Note 2 for further discussion of the Acquisition.) The timing and number of shares repurchased are also subject to legal constraints and financial covenants under the New Facility that limit share repurchases based on a defined ratio. (See Note 12 for further discussion of our long-term debt.) Our objectives regarding share repurchases are to offset the dilution to our shares outstanding that results from equity compensation grants and to supplement our earnings per share growth.