7Baggers
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31 
      
    		      
      operating activities
    		      
      net earnings
    		733,000,000 886,000,000 1,018,000,000 934,000,000 760,000,000 771,000,000 
      adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
    		      
      depreciation and amortization
    		422,000,000 417,000,000 393,000,000    
      deferred income taxes
    		-7,000,000 29,000,000 -8,000,000 58,000,000 63,000,000 87,000,000 
      goodwill impairment
    		      
      other operating activities
    		-29,000,000 -74,000,000 35,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 36,000,000 
      changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    		      
      accounts receivable
    		75,000,000 14,000,000 42,000,000 12,000,000 71,000,000 84,000,000 
      other current assets
    		18,000,000 -34,000,000 10,000,000 -21,000,000 -38,000,000 -16,000,000 
      accounts payable
    		-62,000,000 31,000,000 -26,000,000 -4,000,000 -14,000,000 -54,000,000 
      income and other taxes payable
    		129,000,000 164,000,000 -61,000,000 -102,000,000 -59,000,000 -112,000,000 
      other current liabilities
    		4,000,000 75,000,000 16,000,000 65,000,000 9,000,000 19,000,000 
      net cash from operating activities
    		1,388,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,364,000,000 1,280,000,000 1,135,000,000 1,113,000,000 
      investing activities
    		      
      property additions
    		-838,000,000 -691,000,000 -696,000,000 -571,000,000 -417,000,000 -466,000,000 
      proceeds from sales of short-term investments
    		10,000,000 0 0 2,000,000 1,000,000 628,000,000 
      proceeds and advances from property dispositions
    		16,000,000 17,000,000 195,000,000    
      business acquisition, net of cash acquired
    		-2,000,000 0 -4,000,000 2,000,000   
      other investing activities
    		-3,000,000 -57,000,000 58,000,000  -45,000,000 12,000,000 
      net cash from investing activities
    		-883,000,000 -732,000,000 -487,000,000 -414,000,000 -456,000,000 -373,000,000 
      financing activities
    		      
      shares repurchased
    		-1,025,000,000 -581,000,000 -1,021,000,000 -570,000,000 -203,000,000 -606,000,000 
      dividends paid
    		-230,000,000 -216,000,000 -207,000,000 -206,000,000 -198,000,000 -186,000,000 
      long-term debt repaid
    		-2,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 -36,000,000 -500,000,000 -500,000,000 
      long-term debt issued
    		0 0 0  500,000,000 0 
      other financing activities
    		41,000,000 25,000,000  6,000,000 -47,000,000 -11,000,000 
      net cash from financing activities
    		-1,216,000,000 -775,000,000 -1,230,000,000 -806,000,000 -448,000,000 -1,303,000,000 
      net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    		    231,000,000 -563,000,000 
      cash and cash equivalents
    		      
      cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    		0 0 0 0 0 0 
      cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    		-711,000,000 -7,000,000 -353,000,000 60,000,000 231,000,000 -563,000,000 
      net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    		      
      adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
    		      
      provided by operating activities:
    		      
      gains on property dispositions
    		-3,000,000 -8,000,000 -55,000,000 -24,000,000 -2,000,000  
      purchases of short-term investments
    		 -1,000,000 -40,000,000  0  
      supplemental cash flow information
    		      
      issuance of common stock as consideration for acquisition
    		  0    
      interest paid - net of amounts capitalized
    		      
      income taxes paid
    		      
      capital expenditures accrued but not yet paid
    		      
      net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    		      
      depreciation
    		   360,000,000 347,000,000 344,000,000 
      proceeds from property dispositions
    		    5,000,000 36,000,000 
      net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
    		      
      net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities
    		      
      cash payments for restructuring charge
    		      
      gain on property dispositions
    		     -22,000,000 
      restructuring charge
    		      
      earnings of equity-method investments
    		      
      purchase of short-term investments
    		      
      equity earnings of affiliates
    		      
      accelerated share repurchase pending final settlement
    		      
      adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided
    		      
      by operating activities:
    		      
      non-cash discontinued operations
    		      
      stock options exercised
    		      
      seller financed assets
    		      
      short-term debt - net
    		      
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