| Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | 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 income | 910 | 1,165 | 1,026 | 798 | 852 | 838 | 253 | -557 | 852 | 1,058 | 744 | 806 | 911 | 626 | 934 |
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| Depreciation | 62 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 61 | 50 | 43 | 39 | 37 |
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| Amortization | - | - | 184 | 199 | 205 | 203 | 189 | 186 | 188 | 178 | 164 | 159 | 141 | 145 | 142 |
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| Gain on divestiture of business, excluding transaction costs (Note 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 532 | - | - | 255 | 18 | - |
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| Gain on the sale of noncontrolling interest in a private company (Note 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | - |
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| Deferred income tax benefit (Note 10) | 29 | 21 | -35 | -39 | -27 | -40 | -174 | 70 | -15 | -24 | 14 | -3 | -27 | -11 | -249 |
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| Other non-cash items, net | - | 1 | -77 | -53 | -49 | -64 | -98 | -124 | -66 | -118 | -146 | -150 | -115 | -114 | -123 |
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| Other assets | -28 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 31 | 107 | 71 | 69 | 31 | -7 | 44 | 73 | 209 | 36 | 126 |
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| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 11 | -43 | 9 | 81 | -29 | 14 | 523 | -418 | -126 | 94 | -97 | -25 | 43 | -22 | -46 |
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| Income taxes payable (Note 10) | -159 | -62 | -80 | 3 | -39 | 47 | 191 | 850 | -193 | -37 | -94 | -56 | -153 | -68 | -395 |
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| Other liabilities | -37 | -51 | -30 | -16 | -1 | -15 | -41 | 8 | 4 | -28 | -17 | -24 | -27 | 15 | -15 |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | 994 | 1,175 | 1,185 | 1,089 | 1,046 | 1,071 | 1,042 | 736 | 821 | 915 | 878 | 1,045 | 582 | 783 | 406 |
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| Payments for capitalized contract costs | 35 | 97 | 175 | 119 | 73 | 123 | 107 | 75 | 150 | 47 | 69 | 108 | 72 | 36 | 12 |
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| Payments for internal use software | 25 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 49 | 54 | 33 | 52 | 33 | 51 | 69 | 104 | 89 | 81 |
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| Purchases of property and equipment | 53 | 53 | 61 | 80 | 68 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 137 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 37 |
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| Settlement Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,160 | 495 | 397 |
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| Non Settlement Investment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
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| Purchases of investments | - | - | - | - | - | 111 | 65 | 192 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 433 | - | - | - |
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| Settlement Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 919 | 262 | 356 |
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| Non Settlement Investment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 300 | 100 | - |
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| Proceeds from the sale of investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 755 | - | - | - |
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| Maturities of settlement investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 | 144 | 170 |
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| Proceeds from the sale of noncontrolling interest in a private company | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | - | - |
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| Purchase of noncontrolling interest in stc Bank (Note 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
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| Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash divested (Note 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 712 | - | - | 887 | - | - |
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| Other investing activities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | -4 | -17 | 4 | 15 |
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| Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities | -65 | -1,360 | -258 | -341 | -89 | -286 | -271 | -205 | -329 | 632 | -113 | 192 | 526 | -141 | -16 |
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| Cash dividends and dividend equivalents paid (Note 12) | 165 | 194 | 254 | 277 | 265 | 317 | 312 | 326 | 342 | 341 | 370 | 382 | 364 | 349 | 322 |
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| Common stock repurchased (Note 12) | 581 | 804 | 767 | 400 | 495 | 511 | 502 | 503 | 412 | 553 | 240 | 410 | 370 | 308 | 186 |
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| Proceeds from (Repayments of) Commercial Paper | - | 297 | -297 | - | - | - | - | - | 125 | 120 | -165 | 195 | -95 | 185 | -365 |
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| Net proceeds from issuance of borrowings | - | - | - | 497 | - | - | 575 | 746 | 685 | 496 | - | 892 | - | - | 798 |
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| Principal payments on borrowings | - | - | - | 300 | 500 | 500 | 1,005 | 500 | 414 | 825 | - | 1,150 | 300 | 300 | - |
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| Make-whole premium on early extinguishment of debt (Note 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - |
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| Proceeds from exercise of options | 42 | 100 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 76 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | - |
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| Net change in settlement obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 412 | 56 | 123 | -6 |
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| Other financing activities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -9 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
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| Net cash used in financing activities | -458 | -601 | -521 | -451 | -1,246 | -1,252 | -1,209 | -570 | -357 | -1,070 | -773 | -1,269 | -1,177 | -897 | -69 |
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| Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including settlement, and restricted cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 477 | -9 | -32 | -70 | -254 | 321 |
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| Interest paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 143 | 151 | 110 | 102 | 97 | 102 | 114 |
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| Income taxes paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -12 | 339 | 319 | 187 | 186 | 280 | 197 | 325 |
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| Operating Lease, Payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 66 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 55 |
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| Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 269 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 39 | 61 |
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| Accrued and unpaid capitalized contract costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - |
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