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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 901,492 $ 726,406
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 549,758 550,166
Loss on extinguishment of debt 12,527 7,132
Stock-based compensation expense 75,392 82,313
Deferred income taxes (53,713) (17,767)
Equity investment loss, net 91,100 40,121
Gain on changes in ownership interest (35,147) 0
Other non-cash losses, net 24,159 1,633
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:    
Accounts receivable (175,643) 118,148
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories 20,495 290
Other current assets 72,477 31,842
Other long-term assets (12,858) 1,101
Accounts payable (43,414) (33,837)
Accrued compensation and benefits 27,314 65,279
Other current liabilities 35,646 10,822
Income taxes (7,528) (1,878)
Other long-term liabilities (7,646) (7,945)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,474,411 1,573,826 Close
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Additions of property and equipment (384,786) (409,011)
Acquisitions (161,210) (7,990)
Proceeds from asset and business sales 17,937 24,907
Purchase of debt investments held-to-maturity (15,319) (30,419)
Purchase of other debt and equity investments (8,784) (6,693)
Proceeds from debt investments held-to-maturity 22,092 94,414
Proceeds from sale of other debt and equity investments 4,558 3,930
Purchase of equity method investments (4,497) (276,006)
Distributions from equity method investments 6,554 3,364
Net cash used in investing activities (523,455) (603,504) Close
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Borrowings 6,623,634 2,468,335
Payments on long-term debt (5,437,907) (2,992,248)
Deferred and debt related financing costs (46,011) (53,466)
Purchase of treasury stock (1,020,550) 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (229,236) (203,381)
Net payments related to stock purchases and awards (112,496) (41,155)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 10,623 11,579
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests 860 50,962
Purchases of noncontrolling interests (40,751) (7,875)
Net cash used in financing activities (251,834) (767,249) Close
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (5,112) 3,063 Close
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 694,010 206,136 Close
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the year 464,634 338,989
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period $ 1,158,644 $ 545,125