| Dec 31,
2016 | Dec 31,
2017 | Dec 31,
2018 | Dec 31,
2019 | Dec 31,
2020 | Dec 31,
2021 | Dec 31,
2022 | Dec 31,
2023 | Dec 31,
2024 |
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| Net earnings | - | - | 918 | 725 | 1,452 | 614 | 755 | 866 | 833 |
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| Amortization | 86 | 65 | 135 | 293 | 310 | 321 | 382 | 370 | 453 |
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| Depreciation | 91 | 109 | 126 | 133 | 74 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 91 |
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| Stock-based compensation | 45 | 49 | 51 | 61 | 63 | 77 | 94 | 113 | 109 |
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| Gain on sale of property | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 |
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| Loss from divestiture | - | - | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | -26 |
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| Loss from equity investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -39 |
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| Russia exit and wind down costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - |
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| Change in deferred income taxes | 10 | 78 | -8 | -14 | 98 | 41 | 62 | 104 | 65 |
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| Change in accounts receivable, net | -25 | 65 | 106 | 167 | -82 | 84 | 52 | -10 | 5 |
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| Change in inventories | 29 | -14 | 73 | -119 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 2 | -9 |
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| Change in trade accounts payable | 17 | 25 | 76 | 54 | 18 | 73 | 81 | -17 | 74 |
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| Change in prepaid expenses and other assets | 16 | 100 | -63 | 164 | -148 | 35 | -11 | 69 | -8 |
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| Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities | 51 | 135 | 2 | 257 | 60 | 28 | 42 | 100 | 17 |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,137 | 1,176 | 1,344 | 1,271 | 1,437 | 961 | 1,303 | 1,354 | 1,527 |
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| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received | 190 | 1,557 | 2,815 | 3,944 | 40 | 2,570 | 13 | 96 | 1,722 |
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| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 130 | 136 | 112 | 113 | 76 | 50 | 96 | 108 | 120 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 61 |
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| Cash infusion into divestiture | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
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| Proceeds from sale of business | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| All other investing activities | -9 | -1 | 42 | -2 | - | - | 4 | -1 | 1 |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | -311 | -1,670 | -1,967 | -4,055 | -148 | -2,616 | -102 | -195 | -1,796 |
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| Proceeds from (Repayments of) Commercial Paper | - | - | - | 495 | -1,142 | 365 | 39 | 840 | -596 |
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| Proceeds from Debt, Maturing in More than Three Months | 2,978 | 126 | 1,750 | 2,913 | 742 | 1,000 | 1,394 | 549 | 1,734 |
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| Repayment of borrowings (maturities greater than 90 days) | - | - | 1,850 | 455 | 1,731 | 611 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
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| Payment of 0.875% convertible senior notes due 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,157 | - | - |
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| Repurchase of common shares, including payments of excise tax | - | - | - | - | - | - | 443 | 273 | 890 |
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| Payment of dividends | 48 | 97 | 97 | - | - | - | - | - | 111 |
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| All other financing activities | 0 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 31 | -7 | 18 | 71 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 4 | 600 | 879 | 2,803 | -696 | 652 | -1,273 | 32 | -793 |
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| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents | - | - | - | 7 | 27 | -3 | -38 | -11 | -14 |
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| Net change in cash and equivalents | - | - | - | 27 | 620 | -1,005 | -110 | 1,180 | -1,075 |
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