Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 1,068	$ 860
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	23	25
Amortization of intangibles	264	262
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	15	8
Deferred income taxes	(67)	(167)
Stock-based compensation	33	46
Gain on disposition	0	(50)
Other	81	10
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(185)	23
Prepaid and other current assets	63	(98)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(602)	(343)
Unearned revenue	84	61
Other current liabilities	(194)	(158)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes	192	169
Net change in other assets and liabilities	173	(54)
Cash provided by operating activities	948	594
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(24)	(28)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1)	(272)
Proceeds from dispositions	0	50
Changes in short-term investments	5	(3)
Cash used for investing activities	(20)	(253)
Financing Activities:
Additions to short-term debt, net	250	710
Dividends paid to shareholders	(286)	(290)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net	(73)	(78)
Repurchase of treasury shares	(500)	(500)
Exercise of stock options and other	1	3
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments	(49)	(75)
Cash used for financing activities	(657)	(230)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(18)	7
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	253	118
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,291	1,287
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$ 1,544	$ 1,405

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- Definition

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.