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Labcorp
(NYSE:LH) 

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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings operates as an independent clinical laboratory company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Labcorp Diagnostics (Dx) and Labcorp Drug Development (DD). It offers various tests, such as blood chemistry analyses, urinalyses, blood cell counts, thyroid test...

Founded: 1978
Full Time Employees: 70,000
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research

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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-08-05 2009-06-30 2009-04-30 2009-03-31 
                                                                           
      revenues
    3,537,600,000 3,515,800,000 3,563,500,000 3,527,300,000 3,345,100,000 3,329,400,000 3,282,000,000 3,220,900,000 3,176,600,000 3,033,300,000 3,056,800,000 3,033,700,000 3,777,900,000 3,674,200,000 3,606,100,000 3,696,900,000 3,899,600,000 4,056,100,000 4,062,600,000 3,840,700,000 4,161,500,000 4,489,800,000 3,896,100,000 2,768,800,000 2,823,800,000 2,953,400,000 2,928,500,000 2,881,700,000 2,791,200,000 2,787,500,000 2,831,300,000 2,866,300,000 2,848,300,000                                       
      cost of revenues
    2,523,800,000 2,522,600,000 2,538,400,000 2,481,100,000 2,397,100,000 2,433,100,000 2,377,600,000 2,294,500,000 2,279,300,000 2,211,900,000 2,205,600,000 2,191,500,000 2,803,200,000 2,704,400,000 2,546,400,000 2,574,200,000 2,666,700,000 2,681,100,000 2,677,100,000 2,575,900,000 2,562,500,000 2,584,900,000 2,336,700,000 2,008,300,000 2,095,800,000 2,132,700,000 2,111,200,000 2,056,900,000 2,001,500,000 2,015,100,000 2,041,400,000 2,031,200,000 2,069,300,000                                       
      gross profit
    1,013,800,000 993,200,000 1,025,100,000 1,046,200,000 948,000,000 896,300,000 904,400,000 926,400,000 897,300,000 821,400,000 851,200,000 842,200,000 974,700,000 969,800,000 1,059,700,000 1,122,700,000 1,232,900,000 1,375,000,000 1,385,500,000 1,264,800,000 1,599,000,000 1,904,900,000 1,559,400,000 760,500,000 728,000,000 820,700,000 817,300,000 824,800,000 789,700,000 772,400,000 789,900,000 835,100,000 779,000,000 915,800,000 882,800,000 861,800,000 803,600,000 788,000,000 788,400,000 826,800,000 777,300,000 740,600,000 762,900,000 774,600,000 596,000,000 546,500,000 571,200,000 568,600,000 516,800,000 526,100,000 547,600,000 577,300,000 572,200,000 538,000,000 556,100,000 579,500,000 576,100,000 549,600,000 568,500,000 588,200,000 568,400,000 529,600,000 527,700,000 533,600,000 506,900,000 476,000,000 498,100,000 507,400,000 507,400,000 489,400,000 489,400,000 
      yoy
    6.94% 10.81% 13.35% 12.93% 5.65% 9.12% 6.25% 10.00% -7.94% -15.30% -19.68% -24.98% -20.94% -29.47% -23.51% -11.23% -22.90% -27.82% -11.15% 66.31% 119.64% 132.11% 90.80% -7.80% -7.81% 6.25% 3.47% -1.23% 1.37% -15.66% -10.52% -3.10% -3.06% 16.22% 11.97% 4.23% 3.38% 6.40% 3.34% 6.74% 30.42% 35.52% 33.56% 36.23% 15.33% 3.88% 4.31% -1.51% -9.68% -2.21% -1.53% -0.38% -0.68% -2.11% -2.18% -1.48% 1.35% 3.78% 7.73% 10.23% 12.13% 11.26% 5.94% 5.16% -0.10% -2.74% 1.78%     
      qoq
    2.07% -3.11% -2.02% 10.36% 5.77% -0.90% -2.37% 3.24% 9.24% -3.50% 1.07% -13.59% 0.51% -8.48% -5.61% -8.94% -10.33% -0.76% 9.54% -20.90% -16.06% 22.16% 105.05% 4.46% -11.30% 0.42% -0.91% 4.44% 2.24% -2.22% -5.41% 7.20% -14.94% 3.74% 2.44% 7.24% 1.98% -0.05% -4.64% 6.37% 4.96% -2.92% -1.51% 29.97% 9.06% -4.32% 0.46% 10.02% -1.77% -3.93% -5.14% 0.89% 6.36% -3.25% -4.04% 0.59% 4.82% -3.32% -3.35% 3.48% 7.33% 0.36% -1.11% 5.27% 6.49% -4.44% -1.83% 0.00% 3.68% 0.00%  
      gross margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 32.75% 33.25% 33.89% 32.84% 32.45% 32.65% 34.01% 32.83% 32.19% 32.92% 34.14% 33.24% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      selling, general, and administrative expenses
    551,000,000 538,600,000 552,400,000 579,300,000 546,000,000                                                                   
      amortization of intangibles and other assets
    75,600,000 72,600,000 69,500,000 68,300,000 69,600,000 70,400,000 63,700,000 62,200,000 60,100,000 59,200,000 55,700,000 51,500,000 69,300,000 60,600,000 65,200,000 66,400,000 67,100,000 92,900,000 92,200,000 92,400,000 92,100,000 90,800,000 62,200,000 60,100,000 62,300,000 64,200,000 61,700,000 60,200,000 57,100,000 56,200,000 54,700,000 58,500,000 62,300,000 62,900,000 54,600,000 51,400,000 47,600,000 48,800,000 41,100,000 45,300,000 44,300,000 38,300,000 47,100,000 46,600,000 31,400,000 15,400,000 18,300,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 21,400,000 20,300,000 20,500,000 19,500,000 23,200,000 21,100,000 20,600,000 21,400,000 21,200,000 21,200,000 21,500,000 21,900,000 19,600,000 18,000,000 17,700,000 17,400,000 16,400,000 15,900,000 15,200,000 15,200,000 15,100,000 15,100,000 
      restructuring and other charges
    6,400,000 110,800,000 5,900,000 4,100,000 6,400,000 11,400,000 18,000,000 11,600,000 5,000,000 18,300,000 7,500,000 15,800,000 8,600,000 11,700,000 15,100,000 44,400,000 12,600,000 7,800,000 6,500,000 9,600,000 19,200,000 1,700,000 7,100,000 6,400,000 25,400,000                                               
      operating income
    380,800,000 267,600,000 396,600,000 394,500,000 326,000,000 216,500,000 254,100,000 294,800,000 321,300,000 -122,800,000 252,300,000 266,300,000 341,000,000 90,700,000 469,400,000 525,900,000 687,900,000 730,600,000 766,900,000 704,100,000 1,057,900,000 1,293,200,000 1,047,100,000 297,700,000 -192,600,000 336,400,000 339,900,000 335,700,000 318,200,000 307,700,000 343,400,000 369,200,000 305,400,000 354,200,000 341,300,000 336,000,000 332,700,000 323,400,000 324,000,000 366,900,000 301,900,000 243,400,000 306,900,000 321,300,000 130,200,000 219,000,000 241,400,000 246,700,000 203,300,000 215,000,000 244,600,000 269,300,000 262,000,000 215,300,000 245,100,000 276,000,000 287,100,000 247,500,000 239,400,000 225,700,000 235,800,000 238,800,000 235,300,000 270,500,000 234,200,000 215,800,000 234,900,000 244,700,000 244,700,000 240,500,000 240,500,000 
      yoy
    16.81% 23.60% 56.08% 33.82% 1.46% -276.30% 0.71% 10.70% -5.78% -235.39% -46.25% -49.36% -50.43% -87.59% -38.79% -25.31% -34.97% -43.50% -26.76% 136.51% -649.27% 284.42% 208.06% -11.32% -160.53% 9.33% -1.02% -9.07% 4.19% -13.13% 0.62% 9.88% -8.21% 9.52% 5.34% -8.42% 10.20% 32.87% 5.57% 14.19% 131.87% 11.14% 27.13% 30.24% -35.96% 1.86% -1.31% -8.39% -22.40% -0.14% -0.20% -2.43% -8.74% -13.01% 2.38% 22.29% 21.76% 3.64% 1.74% -16.56% 0.68% 10.66% 0.17% 10.54% -4.29% -10.27% -2.33%     
      qoq
    42.30% -32.53% 0.53% 21.01% 50.58% -14.80% -13.81% -8.25% -361.64% -148.67% -5.26% -21.91% 275.96% -80.68% -10.74% -23.55% -5.84% -4.73% 8.92% -33.44% -18.20% 23.50% 251.73% -254.57% -157.25% -1.03% 1.25% 5.50% 3.41% -10.40% -6.99% 20.89% -13.78% 3.78% 1.58% 0.99% 2.88% -0.19% -11.69% 21.53% 24.03% -20.69% -4.48% 146.77% -40.55% -9.28% -2.15% 21.35% -5.44% -12.10% -9.17% 2.79% 21.69% -12.16% -11.20% -3.87% 16.00% 3.38% 6.07% -4.28% -1.26% 1.49% -13.01% 15.50% 8.53% -8.13% -4.00% 0.00% 1.75% 0.00%  
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 12.67% 12.85% 13.21% 13.60% 13.32% 13.42% 15.09% 12.75% 10.58% 13.24% 14.16% 7.26% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      other income:
                                                                           
      interest expense
    -55,100,000 -55,000,000 -56,000,000 -57,100,000 -56,000,000 -63,400,000 -50,400,000 -47,600,000 -46,900,000 -48,800,000 -50,300,000 -49,800,000 -50,700,000 -49,300,000 -46,300,000 -42,500,000 -42,200,000 -43,100,000 -42,200,000 -78,300,000 -48,500,000 -48,300,000 -51,400,000 -52,700,000 -55,000,000 -64,400,000 -60,500,000 -59,100,000 -56,700,000 -58,200,000 -59,400,000 -63,100,000 -63,500,000 -67,800,000 -59,900,000 -55,000,000 -52,400,000 -52,900,000 -58,200,000 -53,500,000 -54,500,000 -56,800,000 -55,800,000 -57,900,000 -104,300,000 -32,100,000 -25,900,000 -25,800,000 -25,700,000 -24,200,000 -24,700,000 -23,100,000 -24,500,000 -27,600,000 -24,100,000 -21,300,000 -21,500,000 -22,200,000 -20,300,000 -21,000,000 -24,000,000 -19,300,000 -21,600,000 -14,500,000 -14,600,000 -14,700,000 -15,000,000 -16,200,000 -16,200,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 
      investment income
    12,200,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 1,700,000 6,500,000 15,000,000 3,100,000 1,300,000 2,900,000 6,200,000 15,900,000 4,500,000 2,200,000 1,700,000 4,100,000 2,000,000 1,100,000 1,900,000 3,200,000 2,700,000 2,400,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 4,000,000 2,900,000 1,400,000 600,000 3,300,000 2,800,000 800,000 600,000 700,000 700,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 600,000 400,000 500,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 600,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 200,000  1,800,000 200,000 200,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 200,000 600,000 200,000 200,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 200,000 300,000 500,000 300,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 
      equity method loss
    -5,100,000 -6,100,000 -5,200,000 -1,700,000                                                                    
      other
    -13,100,000 -19,400,000 -1,900,000 -32,700,000 -1,000,000 16,400,000 4,300,000 19,500,000 20,000,000 18,200,000 21,100,000 -16,900,000 -12,600,000 2,500,000 -7,300,000 -10,400,000 -10,100,000 -9,000,000 31,900,000 14,100,000 5,500,000 -9,500,000 -54,200,000 47,700,000 -16,100,000 15,000,000 2,700,000 -10,500,000 -10,400,000 -41,400,000 209,800,000 2,800,000 -3,500,000 600,000 -4,200,000 -800,000 -3,200,000 3,900,000 -5,600,000 -2,400,000 6,700,000 -3,400,000 -3,200,000 -2,300,000 1,100,000 -3,500,000 -500,000 7,500,000 6,900,000 -1,200,000 4,700,000 -800,000 -600,000 -500,000 500,000 -6,700,000 -500,000 -3,800,000 -1,700,000 -200,000 100,000 -1,900,000 -1,600,000 -800,000 -600,000 -1,300,000 -1,300,000 -700,000 -700,000 -500,000 -500,000 
      earnings from operations before income taxes
    319,700,000 229,225,000 337,000,000 304,700,000 275,200,000                                                                   
      provision for income taxes
    41,700,000 25,700,000 75,500,000 66,400,000 62,200,000 40,200,000 41,000,000 62,100,000 69,100,000 19,700,000 55,100,000 49,800,000 64,500,000 -31,900,000 68,400,000 117,500,000 148,000,000 132,400,000 180,400,000 182,600,000 251,700,000 304,100,000 243,400,000 65,400,000 49,200,000 53,600,000 66,400,000 79,300,000 68,800,000 56,300,000 180,600,000 78,600,000 69,000,000 -420,200,000 97,700,000 96,200,000  92,000,000 83,600,000 114,800,000 95,500,000   95,600,000 29,300,000 67,600,000 81,500,000 90,800,000 74,200,000 67,500,000 81,300,000 97,700,000 93,800,000 70,900,000 78,500,000 102,400,000 107,600,000 86,800,000 82,500,000 80,600,000 83,100,000 80,800,000 73,500,000 102,800,000 86,900,000 57,400,000 88,500,000 92,700,000  90,400,000  
      net earnings
    278,000,000 164,900,000 261,500,000 238,300,000 213,000,000 143,600,000 169,600,000 205,600,000 228,300,000 -166,800,000 183,600,000 189,100,000 213,300,000 76,400,000 353,200,000 358,900,000 492,100,000 553,600,000 587,800,000 468,000,000 770,100,000 938,600,000 703,700,000 231,600,000 -316,900,000 227,300,000 221,000,000 190,700,000 185,900,000 158,200,000 319,000,000 234,100,000 172,500,000 709,200,000 183,400,000 188,900,000 192,500,000 184,600,000 179,800,000 198,500,000 160,500,000 114,500,000 153,100,000 168,700,000 1,000,000 119,900,000 137,500,000 141,700,000 113,500,000 126,700,000 148,700,000 152,300,000 147,600,000 120,600,000 148,400,000 153,800,000 162,000,000 138,200,000 137,600,000 126,700,000 130,600,000 135,100,000 143,100,000 157,200,000 136,200,000 145,800,000 134,600,000 139,400,000 139,400,000 135,800,000 135,800,000 
      yoy
    30.52% 14.83% 54.19% 15.90% -6.70% -186.09% -7.63% 8.73% 7.03% -318.32% -48.02% -47.31% -56.66% -86.20% -39.91% -23.31% -36.10% -41.02% -16.47% 102.07% -343.01% 312.93% 218.42% 21.45% -270.47% 43.68% -30.72% -18.54% 7.77% -77.69% 73.94% 23.93% -10.39% 284.18% 2.00% -4.84% 19.94% 61.22% 17.44% 17.66% 15950.00% -4.50% 11.35% 19.05% -99.12% -5.37% -7.53% -6.96% -23.10% 5.06% 0.20% -0.98% -8.89% -12.74% 7.85% 21.39% 24.04% 2.29% -3.84% -19.40% -4.11% -7.34% 6.32% 12.77% -2.30% 7.36% -0.88%     
      qoq
    68.59% -36.94% 9.74% 11.88% 48.33% -15.33% -17.51% -9.94% -236.87% -190.85% -2.91% -11.35% 179.19% -78.37% -1.59% -27.07% -11.11% -5.82% 25.60% -39.23% -17.95% 33.38% 203.84% -173.08% -239.42% 2.85% 15.89% 2.58% 17.51% -50.41% 36.27% 35.71% -75.68% 286.70% -2.91% -1.87% 4.28% 2.67% -9.42% 23.68% 40.17% -25.21% -9.25% 16770.00% -99.17% -12.80% -2.96% 24.85% -10.42% -14.79% -2.36% 3.18% 22.39% -18.73% -3.51% -5.06% 17.22% 0.44% 8.60% -2.99% -3.33% -5.59% -8.97% 15.42% -6.58% 8.32% -3.44% 0.00% 2.65% 0.00%  
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 25.36% 6.91% 7.43% 7.87% 7.60% 7.45% 8.17% 6.78% 4.98% 6.61% 7.43% 0.06% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      less: net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest
    -200,000 -200,000 -400,000 -400,000 -200,000 -200,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -400,000 -300,000 -400,000 -300,000 -500,000 -600,000 -500,000 -600,000 -500,000 -300,000 -300,000  -300,000 -200,000 -300,000       -2,400,000 -2,800,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -400,000 -500,000 -400,000    -3,500,000 -2,525,000 -3,100,000 -3,500,000 -3,500,000 -3,100,000 -3,200,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 
      net earnings attributable to labcorp holdings inc.
    277,800,000 164,700,000 261,100,000 237,900,000 212,800,000 143,400,000 169,300,000 205,300,000                                                                
      earnings per share:
                                                                           
      basic earnings per share
    3.37 3.14 2.85 2.54 1.793 2.02 2.44 2.71                                                               
      diluted earnings per share
    3.35 1.98 3.12 2.84 2.52 1.783 2.43 2.69                                                               
      goodwill and other asset impairments
     3,600,000 700,000   2,800,000   2,500,000 333,800,000 10,200,000 2,800,000 2,200,000 270,300,000   1,200,000     1,200,000 23,500,000  437,400,000                                               
      equity method income
        -300,000 -700,000 -500,000 -300,000 100,000 100,000 -300,000 900,000 -2,100,000 -1,100,000 1,700,000 1,400,000 3,400,000 5,600,000 8,400,000 8,000,000 4,500,000 4,700,000 3,000,000 1,800,000 -6,600,000 1,900,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,100,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 1,300,000 3,200,000 4,500,000 2,300,000 2,000,000 2,600,000 1,900,000 1,400,000 2,400,000 2,100,000 2,900,000 2,700,000 3,900,000 3,700,000 3,700,000 3,000,000 4,600,000 3,600,000 4,400,000 4,300,000 4,000,000 5,100,000 8,000,000 4,300,000 2,900,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 1,500,000           
      selling, general and administrative expenses
         595,200,000 568,600,000 557,800,000 508,400,000 532,900,000 525,500,000 505,800,000 553,600,000 536,500,000 510,000,000 486,000,000 464,100,000 543,700,000 519,900,000 458,700,000 429,800,000 518,000,000 419,500,000 396,300,000 395,500,000 413,900,000 401,500,000 415,300,000 393,800,000 396,900,000 381,800,000 395,200,000 397,000,000 492,400,000 465,300,000 435,300,000 419,400,000 406,000,000 400,500,000 408,000,000 411,900,000 404,900,000 382,500,000 392,400,000 415,100,000 309,700,000 305,700,000 297,900,000 284,900,000 285,700,000 279,000,000 280,900,000 283,200,000 278,800,000 285,100,000 279,500,000 271,200,000    282,800,000 272,400,000 270,500,000 245,400,000 246,000,000 240,500,000 247,300,000 237,300,000 237,300,000 233,800,000 233,800,000 
      earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
         183,800,000 210,600,000 267,700,000 297,400,000 -147,100,000 238,700,000 205,000,000                                                            
      earnings from continuing operations
         143,600,000 169,600,000 205,600,000 228,300,000 -166,800,000 183,600,000 155,200,000                                                            
      earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
               33,900,000                                                            
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                           
      basic earnings per share continuing operations
         1.793 2.02 2.44 2.71                                                               
      basic earnings per share discontinued operations
                                                                           
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                           
      diluted earnings per share continuing operations
         1.783 2.43 2.69                                                               
      diluted earnings per share discontinued operations
                                                                           
      net earnings attributable to laboratory corporation of america holdings
            228,000,000 -167,100,000 183,300,000 188,900,000 212,900,000 76,100,000 352,800,000 358,600,000 491,600,000 553,000,000 587,300,000 467,400,000 769,600,000 938,300,000 703,400,000 231,600,000 -317,200,000 227,100,000 220,700,000 190,400,000 185,600,000 157,900,000 318,800,000 233,800,000 173,200,000 706,800,000 180,600,000 188,600,000 192,200,000 184,400,000 179,500,000 198,200,000 160,200,000 114,300,000 152,800,000 168,400,000 700,000 119,600,000 137,200,000 141,300,000 113,100,000 126,300,000 148,300,000 151,900,000 147,200,000 120,200,000 148,000,000 153,300,000 161,600,000    127,100,000 106,600,000 140,000,000 153,700,000 132,700,000 142,700,000 131,400,000 136,400,000 136,400,000 132,800,000 132,800,000 
      basic earnings per common share:
                                                                           
      basic earnings per common share continuing operations
             -1,870,000 2,120,000 1,750,000                                                            
      basic earnings per common share discontinued operations
             10,000  380,000                                                            
      basic earnings per common share
             -1,860,000 2,120,000 2,130,000 2,410,000 960,000 3,910,000 3,890,000 5,270,000 5,810,000 6,100,000 4,800,000 7,880,000 9,640,000 7,220,000 2,380,000 -3,270,000 2,340,000 2,260,000 1,940,000 1,880,000 1,580,000 3,140,000 2,290,000 1,700,000 6,910,000 1,770,000 1,840,000 1,870,000 1,780,000 1,740,000 1,940,000 1,580,000 1,130,000 1,510,000 1,670,000 10,000 1,420,000 1,620,000 1,670,000 1,330,000 1,460,000 1,660,000 1,650,000 1,580,000 1,280,000 1,560,000 1,590,000 1,660,000 1,380,000 1,340,000 1,220,000 1,270,000 1,300,000 1,370,000 1,480,000 1,270,000 1,350,000 1,220,000 1,260,000 1,260,000 1,230,000 1,230,000 
      diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                           
      diluted earnings per common share continuing operations
             -1,860,000 2,110,000 1,740,000                                                            
      diluted earnings per common share discontinued operations
               380,000                                                            
      diluted earnings per common share
             -1,860,000 2,110,000 2,120,000 2,390,000 950,000 3,900,000 3,870,000 5,230,000 5,760,000 6,050,000 4,760,000 7,820,000 9,570,000 7,170,000 2,370,000 -3,270,000 2,310,000 2,250,000 1,930,000 1,860,000 1,570,000 3,100,000 2,270,000 1,670,000 6,810,000 1,740,000 1,820,000 1,840,000 1,770,000 1,710,000 1,910,000 1,550,000 1,100,000 1,490,000 1,640,000 10,000 1,380,000 1,590,000 1,640,000 1,310,000 1,440,000 1,630,000 1,620,000 1,560,000 1,270,000 1,530,000 1,560,000 1,630,000 1,350,000 1,310,000 1,200,000 1,230,000 1,240,000 1,340,000 1,460,000 1,250,000 1,310,000 1,210,000 1,240,000 1,240,000 1,220,000 1,220,000 
      earnings before income taxes
                277,800,000 44,500,000 421,600,000 476,400,000 640,100,000 686,000,000 768,200,000 650,600,000 1,021,800,000 1,242,700,000 947,100,000 297,000,000 -267,700,000 292,900,000 287,400,000 270,000,000 254,700,000 214,500,000 499,600,000 312,700,000 241,500,000 289,000,000 281,100,000 285,100,000 279,700,000 276,600,000 263,400,000 313,300,000 256,000,000 186,100,000 250,400,000 264,300,000 30,300,000 187,500,000 219,000,000 232,500,000 187,700,000 194,200,000 230,000,000 250,000,000 241,400,000 191,500,000 226,900,000 256,200,000 269,600,000 225,000,000 220,100,000 207,300,000 213,700,000 215,900,000 216,600,000 260,000,000 223,100,000 203,200,000 223,100,000 232,100,000 232,100,000 226,200,000 226,200,000 
      restructuring and other special charges
                             12,100,000 14,200,000 13,600,000 20,600,000 11,600,000 10,000,000 12,200,000 14,300,000 6,300,000 21,600,000 39,100,000 3,900,000 9,800,000 22,800,000 6,600,000 19,200,000 54,000,000 26,400,000 14,300,000 19,300,000 2,400,000 5,800,000 2,000,000 7,600,000 4,000,000 3,700,000 6,600,000 7,500,000 20,700,000 4,800,000 3,400,000 -3,600,000 10,600,000 24,100,000 18,300,000 27,900,000 -1,200,000 3,900,000  9,300,000 3,300,000  10,200,000 10,200,000   
      other income
                                                                           
      less: net (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
                               -300,000 -300,000 25,000 -200,000 -300,000 700,000                                       
      net revenue
                                     1,876,100,000 2,597,900,000 2,498,400,000 2,408,100,000 1,762,475,000 2,372,700,000 2,382,000,000 2,295,200,000 1,565,225,000 2,269,900,000 2,218,700,000 1,772,300,000                           
      reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses
                                     94,800,000 57,300,000 44,500,000 38,900,000 41,100,000 42,000,000 48,700,000 72,800,000 55,700,000 47,400,000 50,400,000 20,900,000                           
      total revenues
                                     2,796,300,000 2,655,200,000 2,542,900,000 2,447,000,000 2,428,400,000 2,414,700,000 2,430,700,000 2,368,000,000 2,300,500,000 2,317,300,000 2,269,100,000 1,793,200,000                           
      yoy
                                     15.15% 9.96% 4.62% 3.34% 5.56% 4.20% 7.12% 32.05%                               
      qoq
                                     5.31% 4.42% 3.92% 0.77% 0.57% -0.66% 2.65% 2.93% -0.72% 2.12% 26.54%                            
      net cost of revenues
                                     1,239,050,000 1,715,100,000 1,636,600,000 1,604,500,000 1,164,350,000 1,584,300,000 1,555,200,000 1,517,900,000 1,024,550,000 1,507,000,000 1,444,100,000 1,176,300,000                           
      total cost of revenues
                                     1,274,225,000 1,772,400,000 1,681,100,000 1,643,400,000 1,205,225,000 1,626,300,000 1,603,900,000 1,590,700,000 1,054,225,000 1,554,400,000 1,494,500,000 1,197,200,000                           
      benefit from income taxes
                                        87,200,000     55,625,000 97,300,000                          92,700,000  90,400,000 
      net sales
                                                 1,512,700,000 1,551,800,000 1,516,400,000 1,430,700,000 1,437,000,000 1,462,200,000 1,468,200,000 1,440,900,000 1,405,300,000 1,419,400,000 1,423,400,000 1,423,300,000 1,366,100,000 1,404,500,000 1,403,300,000 1,368,400,000 1,295,400,000 1,276,500,000 1,238,400,000 1,193,600,000 1,165,100,000 1,185,100,000 1,188,800,000 1,188,800,000 1,155,700,000 1,155,700,000 
      cost of sales
                                                 966,200,000 980,600,000 947,800,000 913,900,000 910,900,000 914,600,000 890,900,000 868,700,000 867,300,000 863,300,000 843,900,000 847,200,000 816,500,000 836,000,000 815,100,000 800,000,000 765,800,000 748,800,000 704,800,000 686,700,000 689,100,000 687,000,000 681,400,000 681,400,000 666,300,000 666,300,000 
      selling, general and administrative
                                                                           
      expenses
                                                             222,325,000 283,800,000 322,700,000            
      less: net earnings attributable to the
                                                                           
      noncontrolling interest
                                                             -2,650,000 -3,300,000 -3,800,000            
      net earnings attributable to laboratory
                                                                           
      corporation of america holdings
                                                             96,075,000 134,300,000 122,900,000            
      income from joint venture partnerships
                                                                 3,150,000 4,200,000 4,600,000 3,800,000 2,900,000 4,200,000 3,900,000 3,900,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 
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        assets
                                                                             
        current assets:
                                                                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      981,100,000 532,300,000 598,100,000 647,300,000 369,400,000 1,518,700,000 1,517,300,000 265,100,000 99,300,000 536,800,000 727,900,000 1,930,600,000 393,900,000 430,000,000 409,900,000 1,068,800,000 1,233,500,000 1,472,700,000 2,036,500,000 1,963,200,000 1,890,800,000 1,320,800,000 667,200,000 557,000,000 323,600,000 337,500,000 361,100,000 265,400,000 348,800,000 426,800,000 892,600,000 221,400,000 361,800,000 316,700,000 409,300,000 299,900,000 365,500,000 433,600,000 567,600,000 639,600,000 696,300,000 716,400,000 713,000,000 619,000,000 446,400,000 580,000,000 575,700,000 479,500,000 338,900,000 404,000,000 174,100,000 111,300,000 185,800,000 466,800,000 466,000,000 124,400,000 129,900,000 159,300,000 85,800,000 118,900,000 195,400,000 230,700,000 96,900,000 103,800,000 172,200,000 148,500,000 126,800,000 226,600,000 226,600,000 373,200,000 373,200,000 
        accounts receivable
      2,288,600,000 2,103,800,000 2,109,100,000 2,120,600,000 2,123,200,000 1,944,100,000 2,058,500,000 2,088,900,000 2,083,700,000 1,913,300,000 1,957,000,000 1,904,800,000 2,344,800,000 2,222,000,000 2,164,200,000 2,216,400,000 2,239,600,000 2,261,500,000 2,335,400,000 2,210,100,000 2,323,500,000 2,479,800,000 2,095,200,000 1,661,000,000 1,482,200,000 1,543,900,000 1,617,200,000 1,576,100,000 1,563,000,000 1,467,900,000 1,536,100,000 1,520,300,000 1,613,000,000 1,481,300,000 1,556,600,000 1,379,300,000 1,356,900,000 1,328,700,000 1,346,600,000 1,314,400,000 1,328,500,000 1,217,900,000 1,235,200,000 1,201,400,000 1,187,000,000 815,700,000 841,600,000 832,600,000 822,000,000 784,700,000 813,200,000 815,700,000 793,800,000 718,500,000 768,900,000 735,800,000 751,700,000 699,800,000              
        unbilled services
      161,900,000 156,900,000 156,100,000 156,100,000 151,300,000 152,900,000 166,300,000 157,500,000 120,400,000 185,400,000 108,000,000 137,800,000 705,100,000 795,400,000 818,500,000 827,400,000 800,000,000 716,800,000 719,600,000 637,000,000 579,500,000 536,800,000 603,500,000 535,400,000 478,100,000 481,400,000 476,900,000 488,800,000 422,700,000 394,400,000 320,100,000 351,300,000 348,600,000 235,600,000 267,300,000 247,300,000 220,700,000 190,000,000 216,300,000 203,300,000 171,800,000 156,600,000 161,800,000 163,500,000 164,300,000                           
        supplies inventory
      497,700,000 534,700,000 521,500,000 508,100,000 488,300,000 493,200,000 483,100,000 441,800,000 475,000,000 474,600,000 461,100,000 487,800,000 481,400,000 470,600,000 467,700,000 436,300,000 440,700,000 401,400,000 410,700,000 421,300,000 427,500,000 423,200,000 392,500,000 342,300,000 254,000,000 244,700,000 234,900,000                                             
        prepaid expenses and other
      629,500,000 692,800,000 694,000,000 655,100,000 657,500,000 697,600,000 684,700,000 618,000,000 678,100,000 655,300,000 700,200,000 659,900,000 769,800,000 707,000,000 511,500,000 481,900,000 515,700,000 478,100,000 518,300,000 461,900,000 416,800,000 364,800,000 327,200,000 317,500,000 353,200,000 373,700,000 297,700,000 298,600,000 317,100,000 309,000,000 292,500,000 286,100,000 347,000,000 421,400,000 450,200,000 379,300,000 343,100,000 321,200,000 325,600,000 297,200,000 360,100,000 340,300,000 378,300,000 387,300,000 319,800,000 157,500,000 126,300,000 115,200,000 125,200,000 106,900,000 79,900,000 75,300,000 67,400,000 74,600,000 78,200,000 68,100,000 69,800,000 79,600,000 78,400,000 64,400,000 71,800,000 95,700,000 68,700,000 69,000,000 74,300,000 80,100,000 96,300,000 68,300,000 68,300,000 70,900,000 70,900,000 
        total current assets
      4,558,800,000 4,020,500,000 4,078,800,000 4,087,200,000 3,789,700,000 4,806,500,000 4,909,900,000 3,571,300,000 3,456,500,000 3,765,400,000 3,954,200,000 5,120,900,000 4,695,000,000 4,625,000,000 4,371,800,000 5,030,800,000 5,229,500,000 5,330,500,000 6,020,500,000 5,693,500,000 5,638,100,000 5,125,400,000 4,085,600,000 3,413,200,000 2,891,100,000 2,981,200,000 2,987,800,000 2,848,600,000 2,885,300,000 2,835,400,000 3,274,300,000 3,021,200,000 2,896,600,000 2,682,600,000 2,900,600,000 2,515,700,000 2,486,000,000 2,478,700,000 2,654,900,000 2,644,100,000 2,744,900,000 2,663,000,000 2,707,100,000 2,586,000,000 2,328,500,000 1,692,700,000 1,687,800,000 1,565,900,000 1,420,900,000 1,432,100,000 1,212,900,000 1,148,000,000 1,190,000,000 1,391,800,000 1,455,800,000 1,063,300,000 1,081,900,000 1,084,800,000 1,072,600,000 1,083,600,000 1,147,600,000 1,143,800,000 948,700,000 915,800,000 981,000,000 935,600,000 977,500,000 1,055,000,000 1,055,000,000 1,213,900,000 1,213,900,000 
        property, plant, and equipment
      3,065,500,000 3,081,500,000 3,112,800,000 3,133,800,000 3,090,800,000                                                                   
        goodwill
      6,955,200,000 6,789,500,000 6,682,300,000 6,551,100,000 6,421,100,000 6,369,700,000 6,482,400,000 6,220,200,000 6,218,900,000 6,142,500,000 6,331,900,000 6,182,200,000 8,116,000,000 8,121,000,000 8,217,600,000 8,114,000,000 8,165,800,000 7,958,900,000 7,906,800,000 7,744,500,000 7,720,500,000 7,751,500,000 7,613,800,000 7,422,700,000 7,388,500,000 7,865,000,000 7,815,300,000 7,843,700,000 7,385,900,000 7,360,300,000 7,362,700,000 7,423,300,000 7,615,500,000 7,530,000,000 7,325,100,000 6,641,400,000 6,502,100,000 6,424,400,000 6,389,000,000 6,218,300,000 6,252,400,000 6,227,700,000 6,068,600,000 6,136,600,000 6,282,200,000 3,099,400,000 3,066,400,000 3,069,200,000 3,067,100,000 3,022,800,000 2,990,900,000 2,986,600,000 2,911,600,000 2,901,700,000 2,877,400,000 2,694,400,000 2,680,300,000 2,681,800,000 2,641,400,000 2,644,300,000 2,613,000,000 2,601,300,000 2,034,700,000 2,013,100,000 1,911,100,000 1,897,100,000 1,854,900,000 1,777,300,000 1,777,300,000 1,776,300,000 1,776,300,000 
        intangible assets
      3,636,100,000 3,596,000,000 3,571,400,000 3,494,400,000 3,487,200,000 3,488,900,000 3,540,700,000 3,332,000,000 3,394,100,000 3,342,000,000 3,275,600,000 3,154,100,000 3,912,300,000 3,946,900,000 3,807,800,000 3,864,900,000 3,972,500,000 3,735,500,000 3,755,100,000 3,753,800,000 3,834,000,000 3,961,100,000 3,920,500,000 3,877,200,000 3,905,100,000 4,034,500,000 4,021,300,000 4,015,900,000 3,884,900,000 3,911,100,000 3,990,900,000 4,049,500,000 4,297,500,000 4,340,800,000 4,415,300,000 3,621,200,000 3,469,300,000 3,400,500,000 3,457,200,000 3,357,900,000 3,410,400,000 3,323,500,000 3,561,000,000 3,644,800,000 3,603,300,000 1,475,800,000 1,489,400,000 1,545,800,000 1,538,400,000 1,572,000,000 1,601,400,000 1,606,300,000 1,627,500,000 1,667,700,000 1,672,500,000 1,588,600,000 1,616,600,000 1,620,700,000 1,592,700,000 1,676,000,000 1,676,700,000 1,674,100,000 1,382,200,000 1,359,200,000 1,382,100,000 1,342,200,000 1,342,100,000 1,234,000,000 1,234,000,000 1,199,300,000 1,199,300,000 
        joint venture partnerships and equity method investments
      146,600,000 153,900,000 168,200,000 160,400,000 168,000,000 16,300,000 16,900,000 17,500,000 17,700,000 26,900,000 39,500,000 67,200,000 65,800,000 65,700,000 63,700,000 57,700,000 62,200,000 60,900,000 62,100,000 82,100,000 85,000,000 73,500,000 70,700,000 72,300,000 67,000,000 84,900,000 86,000,000 86,700,000 66,900,000 60,500,000 57,900,000 58,900,000 58,400,000 58,400,000 64,700,000 67,200,000 58,100,000 57,600,000 60,400,000 61,700,000 61,200,000 58,200,000 61,800,000 68,600,000 88,900,000 92,600,000 94,700,000 96,500,000 87,300,000 88,500,000 86,800,000 87,500,000 86,800,000 78,100,000 80,700,000 79,000,000 79,900,000 76,800,000 75,400,000 79,400,000 82,600,000 78,500,000          
        other assets
      724,900,000 751,300,000 648,100,000 633,000,000 647,000,000 652,200,000 612,600,000 638,800,000 546,000,000 536,500,000 456,600,000 425,800,000 459,100,000 432,700,000 451,000,000 436,800,000 462,600,000 462,600,000 406,000,000 417,700,000 422,300,000 410,000,000 437,000,000 431,100,000 430,600,000 435,400,000 458,900,000 403,600,000 288,200,000 231,600,000 239,400,000 239,000,000 212,100,000 205,400,000 247,800,000 337,000,000 190,400,000 165,100,000 189,000,000 173,100,000 167,500,000 201,900,000 217,000,000 197,400,000 250,500,000 154,800,000 138,800,000 126,200,000 145,600,000 143,100,000 122,100,000 116,600,000 118,900,000 124,900,000 115,700,000 96,800,000 94,700,000 94,200,000 93,700,000 98,600,000 102,200,000 103,200,000 97,500,000 99,800,000 102,400,000 90,700,000 86,900,000 81,300,000 81,300,000 71,600,000 71,600,000 
        total assets
      19,087,100,000 18,392,700,000 18,261,600,000 18,059,900,000 17,603,800,000 18,379,000,000 18,612,500,000 16,712,300,000 16,531,000,000 16,725,100,000 16,886,000,000 17,718,700,000 20,200,000,000 20,155,100,000 19,826,000,000 20,403,100,000 20,728,400,000 20,385,400,000 20,866,500,000 20,417,100,000 20,417,100,000 20,071,700,000 18,739,600,000 17,849,100,000 17,298,400,000 18,046,400,000 17,847,800,000 17,744,400,000 16,970,800,000 16,185,300,000 16,661,400,000 16,504,500,000 16,831,700,000 16,568,000,000 16,691,800,000 14,902,500,000 14,428,000,000 14,247,000,000 14,483,000,000 14,199,000,000 14,410,400,000 14,221,700,000 14,422,300,000 14,465,200,000 14,150,600,000 7,301,800,000 7,231,800,000 7,144,800,000 6,992,400,000 6,965,900,000 6,686,700,000 6,591,900,000 6,569,400,000 6,795,000,000 6,814,300,000 6,098,300,000 6,130,600,000 6,136,600,000 6,053,200,000 6,168,300,000 6,201,600,000 6,187,800,000 5,047,600,000 4,958,400,000 4,934,200,000 4,837,800,000 4,830,100,000 4,713,200,000 4,713,200,000 4,827,600,000 4,827,600,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                             
        current liabilities:
                                                                             
        accounts payable
      695,700,000 840,800,000 668,500,000 793,000,000 717,900,000 875,800,000 660,900,000 760,600,000 695,500,000 827,500,000 690,600,000 713,100,000 880,700,000 934,800,000 765,500,000 754,700,000 623,600,000 621,300,000 669,400,000 599,900,000 621,300,000 638,900,000 639,500,000 534,100,000 568,700,000 632,300,000 607,800,000 531,600,000 592,200,000 634,600,000 497,500,000 488,100,000 519,100,000 663,000,000 595,400,000 491,700,000 484,900,000 508,400,000 454,800,000 443,500,000 466,000,000 497,400,000 445,000,000 438,800,000 420,800,000 282,300,000 286,200,000 280,600,000 281,900,000 304,500,000 262,000,000 253,400,000 246,600,000 236,900,000 247,400,000 234,500,000 225,700,000 257,800,000 222,900,000 212,500,000 215,400,000 257,800,000 177,100,000 195,400,000 169,300,000 183,100,000 174,600,000 160,600,000 160,600,000 170,300,000 170,300,000 
        accrued expenses and other
      851,900,000 847,800,000 878,000,000 835,800,000 770,400,000 871,200,000 757,500,000 707,500,000 649,300,000 804,000,000 689,700,000 657,800,000 929,500,000 1,068,800,000 1,040,800,000 1,139,800,000 1,260,400,000 1,404,100,000 1,423,800,000 1,317,900,000 1,508,100,000 1,357,700,000 1,297,800,000 1,032,700,000 828,100,000 942,400,000 830,300,000 820,300,000 797,300,000 870,000,000 901,500,000 739,900,000 749,100,000 632,900,000 610,100,000 617,000,000 564,700,000 593,700,000 589,700,000 565,400,000 584,900,000 633,100,000 583,000,000 567,700,000 488,900,000 341,400,000 365,200,000 362,600,000 358,000,000 310,000,000 308,200,000 281,800,000 346,000,000 311,600,000 386,900,000 349,600,000 407,500,000 404,100,000 404,300,000 444,700,000 435,200,000 352,900,000 348,800,000 316,800,000 347,100,000 275,700,000 307,200,000 272,100,000 272,100,000 306,800,000 306,800,000 
        unearned revenue
      405,200,000 439,100,000 391,600,000 398,000,000 388,300,000 392,200,000 403,100,000 388,300,000 377,500,000 421,700,000 360,800,000 349,700,000 586,700,000 582,100,000 530,900,000 544,200,000 556,000,000 558,500,000 593,900,000 546,700,000 540,300,000 506,500,000 494,800,000 473,300,000 432,900,000 451,000,000 403,800,000 404,200,000 364,600,000 356,400,000 289,400,000 393,300,000 418,100,000 332,700,000 313,600,000 177,200,000 184,400,000 176,000,000 169,500,000 175,300,000 166,400,000 146,100,000 141,700,000 142,500,000 153,900,000                           
        short-term operating lease liabilities
      183,200,000 191,100,000 186,700,000 186,100,000 182,800,000 184,600,000 184,300,000 182,100,000 171,300,000 165,800,000 162,300,000 154,800,000 181,200,000 185,500,000 178,100,000 192,100,000 189,500,000 187,000,000 189,100,000 190,000,000 191,300,000 192,000,000 193,800,000 195,300,000 202,700,000 206,500,000 202,100,000 229,200,000 263,400,000                                           
        short-term finance lease liabilities
      4,600,000 4,600,000 4,500,000 4,300,000 4,800,000 6,100,000 6,300,000 6,700,000 6,400,000 6,400,000 6,400,000 6,500,000 6,100,000 6,000,000 5,300,000 10,500,000 10,400,000 10,500,000 10,600,000 10,800,000 6,300,000 6,700,000 7,400,000 8,200,000 8,200,000 8,400,000 8,300,000 8,200,000 7,700,000                                           
        short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
      500,400,000 500,100,000 499,900,000 499,600,000 400,000 1,000,300,000 1,399,900,000 2,019,500,000 2,041,500,000 999,800,000 991,000,000 301,400,000 301,400,000 301,300,000 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 501,400,000 376,700,000 376,600,000 790,800,000 417,400,000 415,200,000 502,600,000 502,300,000 501,700,000 17,900,000 417,800,000 417,800,000 417,700,000 417,500,000 18,100,000 519,600,000 519,200,000 549,500,000 698,200,000 87,400,000 425,400,000 424,900,000 674,700,000 674,100,000 348,600,000 347,100,000 97,600,000 97,600,000 105,300,000 111,300,000 110,400,000 119,900,000 147,900,000 480,000,000 485,100,000 134,400,000 136,000,000 135,500,000 214,300,000 215,100,000 396,800,000 361,700,000 425,400,000 383,400,000 370,000,000 417,200,000 120,800,000 120,800,000 120,800,000 120,800,000 120,800,000 
        total current liabilities
      2,641,000,000 2,823,500,000 2,629,200,000 2,716,800,000 2,064,600,000 3,330,200,000 3,412,000,000 4,064,700,000 3,941,500,000 3,225,200,000 2,900,800,000 2,183,300,000 2,885,600,000 3,078,500,000 2,522,300,000 2,642,900,000 2,641,500,000 2,782,900,000 2,888,400,000 2,667,100,000 3,368,700,000 3,078,500,000 3,009,900,000 3,034,400,000 2,458,000,000 2,655,800,000 2,554,900,000 2,495,800,000 2,526,900,000 1,878,900,000 2,106,200,000 2,121,500,000 2,104,000,000 2,046,100,000 1,537,200,000 1,805,500,000 1,753,200,000 1,827,600,000 1,912,200,000 1,271,600,000 1,642,700,000 1,701,500,000 1,844,400,000 1,823,100,000 1,412,200,000 976,300,000 749,000,000 740,800,000 753,600,000 735,700,000 680,600,000 655,100,000 740,500,000 1,028,500,000 1,119,400,000 718,500,000 769,200,000 797,400,000 982,200,000 1,025,700,000 1,199,700,000 1,120,500,000 951,300,000 895,600,000 886,400,000 1,018,400,000 602,600,000 553,500,000 553,500,000 597,900,000 597,900,000 
        long-term debt
      5,833,700,000 5,084,600,000 5,082,500,000 5,077,300,000 5,568,700,000                                                                   
        operating lease liabilities
      656,500,000 682,600,000 692,000,000 713,100,000 696,400,000 676,300,000 701,300,000 642,600,000 624,600,000 648,900,000 662,400,000 623,500,000 668,300,000 679,700,000 665,900,000 669,400,000 623,700,000 642,500,000 631,000,000 645,200,000 657,800,000 677,600,000 602,400,000 615,500,000 609,800,000 596,600,000 530,700,000 586,100,000 502,400,000                                           
        finance lease liabilities
      62,200,000                                                                       
        deferred income taxes and other tax liabilities
      456,400,000 454,500,000 441,500,000 354,500,000 388,000,000 383,100,000 358,300,000 376,100,000 397,200,000 417,900,000 499,500,000 564,500,000 737,400,000 736,200,000 672,700,000 743,400,000 765,200,000 762,900,000 804,800,000 826,000,000 857,700,000 905,400,000 891,500,000 907,300,000 943,100,000 942,800,000 969,000,000 948,300,000 959,100,000 940,000,000 899,100,000 914,100,000 991,400,000 948,300,000 1,398,100,000 1,193,700,000 1,212,400,000 1,206,400,000 1,227,900,000 1,310,600,000 1,293,200,000 1,245,700,000 1,291,300,000 1,372,600,000 1,268,500,000 530,400,000 552,600,000 568,600,000 561,900,000 563,900,000 563,300,000 559,100,000 552,500,000 546,000,000 558,900,000 525,600,000 522,100,000 502,700,000 569,800,000 586,800,000 617,200,000 602,300,000 599,400,000 597,500,000 604,000,000 577,700,000 578,100,000 568,800,000 568,800,000 547,000,000 547,000,000 
        other liabilities
      691,800,000 647,800,000 639,100,000 643,200,000 497,900,000 517,400,000 528,200,000 483,900,000 468,200,000 409,300,000 423,000,000 418,500,000 413,600,000 422,800,000 433,900,000 484,500,000 489,800,000 402,000,000 494,000,000 502,900,000 486,900,000 526,400,000 473,200,000 415,600,000 369,400,000 383,200,000 348,300,000 368,600,000 307,300,000 334,000,000 343,000,000 371,800,000 372,800,000 378,200,000 403,400,000 401,000,000 394,300,000 392,000,000 330,700,000 320,300,000 322,700,000 323,100,000 351,100,000 370,100,000 338,400,000 274,200,000 223,900,000 249,800,000 254,000,000 266,500,000 303,700,000 303,900,000 302,200,000 307,400,000 223,400,000 227,000,000 235,700,000 227,300,000 169,000,000 166,400,000 155,200,000 151,400,000 142,500,000 158,700,000 161,300,000 158,400,000 200,200,000 161,400,000 161,400,000 155,000,000 155,000,000 
        total liabilities
      10,341,600,000 9,756,000,000 9,548,600,000 9,570,500,000 9,282,100,000 10,312,500,000 10,427,100,000 8,691,500,000 8,556,200,000 8,834,600,000 8,993,500,000 8,913,900,000 9,839,200,000 10,039,600,000 9,714,900,000 9,982,400,000 9,986,700,000 10,091,400,000 10,321,400,000 10,151,000,000 10,374,700,000 10,691,300,000 10,480,600,000 10,476,900,000 10,259,800,000 10,459,300,000 10,597,000,000 10,580,000,000 9,840,000,000 9,194,800,000 9,392,900,000 9,446,800,000 9,827,500,000 9,717,200,000 10,539,000,000 9,008,500,000 8,761,800,000 8,726,000,000 8,944,000,000 8,870,100,000 9,228,100,000 9,262,400,000 9,493,300,000 9,679,000,000 9,616,800,000 4,463,600,000 4,442,600,000 4,469,100,000 4,472,500,000 4,455,200,000 4,101,100,000 3,908,100,000 3,770,200,000 4,056,900,000 4,076,700,000 3,446,300,000 3,512,400,000 3,612,900,000 3,490,300,000 3,567,100,000 3,780,000,000 3,700,900,000 2,757,400,000 2,730,100,000 2,755,600,000 2,731,700,000 2,660,900,000 2,574,800,000 2,574,800,000 2,890,600,000 2,890,600,000 
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                                             
        noncontrolling interest
      16,900,000 16,900,000 16,100,000 16,700,000 14,300,000 14,300,000 15,200,000 15,000,000 15,200,000 15,500,000 19,400,000 19,800,000 19,300,000 18,900,000 18,900,000 20,000,000 20,600,000 20,600,000 20,600,000 21,000,000 20,900,000 20,700,000 19,900,000 19,500,000 18,500,000 20,100,000 19,700,000 20,000,000 19,500,000 19,100,000 20,400,000 20,000,000 20,200,000 20,800,000 26,900,000 15,900,000 15,500,000 15,200,000 15,600,000 15,900,000 15,800,000 14,900,000 15,500,000 16,500,000 16,200,000 17,700,000 18,400,000 19,300,000 18,600,000 19,400,000 20,000,000 20,400,000 20,900,000 20,700,000 20,900,000 20,200,000 20,600,000  140,700,000 153,400,000 152,300,000 148,100,000 143,600,000 138,900,000 145,600,000 142,400,000 140,400,000 129,100,000 129,100,000 119,000,000 119,000,000 
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                             
        common stock
      7,400,000 7,500,000    7,600,000 7,600,000 7,700,000 7,700,000 7,700,000 7,700,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,100,000 8,200,000 8,300,000 8,500,000 8,500,000 8,800,000 8,900,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,100,000 11,600,000 11,700,000 11,900,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,100,000 12,100,000 12,100,000 12,100,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 10,400,000 10,400,000 10,400,000 10,400,000 10,500,000 10,700,000 11,000,000 11,200,000 11,300,000 11,400,000 11,500,000 11,600,000 11,700,000              
        additional paid-in capital
        33,000,000 1,800,000 35,800,000 2,800,000  12,500,000 82,000,000 38,400,000 4,700,000 94,400,000 47,700,000    29,100,000    67,100,000 110,300,000 80,700,000 32,100,000  26,800,000 47,800,000 91,400,000 1,401,300,000 1,451,100,000 1,828,400,000 1,934,800,000 1,969,000,000 1,989,800,000 1,998,400,000 1,972,700,000 2,051,100,000 2,131,700,000 2,130,300,000 2,088,100,000 2,022,800,000 1,974,500,000 1,937,600,000 1,877,600,000 1,823,200,000               72,700,000 17,700,000 53,900,000    36,700,000 128,400,000 273,600,000 273,600,000 249,900,000 249,900,000 
        retained earnings
      8,784,400,000 8,639,900,000 8,698,400,000 8,498,000,000 8,455,600,000 8,303,400,000 8,275,800,000 8,177,600,000 8,055,300,000 7,888,200,000 8,069,500,000 8,836,200,000 10,729,900,000 10,581,700,000 10,845,000,000 10,897,900,000 10,948,400,000 10,456,800,000 10,786,600,000 10,417,400,000 10,171,900,000 9,402,300,000 8,464,000,000 7,760,600,000 7,529,000,000 7,903,600,000 7,676,500,000 7,455,800,000 7,265,400,000 7,079,800,000 6,921,900,000 6,603,100,000 6,369,300,000 6,224,000,000 5,517,200,000 5,336,600,000 5,148,000,000 4,955,800,000 4,770,700,000 4,581,400,000 4,383,200,000 4,223,000,000 4,108,700,000 3,955,800,000 3,786,800,000 3,786,100,000 3,685,600,000 3,553,000,000 3,408,900,000 3,373,500,000 3,461,700,000 3,574,600,000 3,667,500,000 3,588,500,000 3,587,500,000 3,522,700,000 3,469,600,000 3,387,200,000 3,402,200,000 3,326,600,000 3,203,700,000 3,246,600,000 3,114,800,000 3,072,600,000 3,002,700,000 2,927,900,000 2,785,200,000 2,653,800,000 2,653,800,000 2,517,400,000 2,517,400,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -63,200,000 -27,600,000 -42,000,000 -34,600,000 -191,600,000 -261,600,000 -113,200,000 -192,000,000 -185,400,000 -59,300,000 -208,800,000 -153,700,000 -444,200,000 -493,200,000 -761,000,000 -505,500,000 -264,900,000 -191,900,000 -270,900,000 -181,200,000 -226,500,000 -161,900,000 -314,600,000 -449,000,000 -517,900,000 -372,400,000 -502,200,000 -411,900,000 -439,500,000 -463,100,000 -407,800,000 -407,000,000 -281,200,000 -335,700,000    -581,100,000 -378,000,000 -357,400,000   -168,500,000 -99,800,000                          -29,600,000 -29,600,000 
        total shareholders’ equity
      8,728,600,000 8,619,800,000 8,696,900,000 8,472,700,000 8,307,400,000 8,052,200,000 8,170,200,000 8,005,800,000 7,959,600,000 7,875,000,000 7,873,100,000 8,785,000,000 10,341,500,000 10,096,600,000 10,092,200,000 10,400,700,000 10,721,100,000 10,273,400,000 10,524,500,000 10,245,100,000 10,021,500,000 9,359,700,000 8,239,100,000 7,352,700,000 7,020,100,000 7,567,000,000 7,231,100,000 7,144,400,000 7,111,300,000 6,971,400,000 7,248,100,000 7,037,700,000 6,984,000,000 6,830,000,000 6,125,900,000 5,878,100,000 5,650,700,000 5,505,800,000 5,523,400,000 5,313,000,000 5,166,500,000 4,944,400,000 4,913,500,000 4,769,700,000 4,517,600,000 2,820,500,000 2,770,800,000 2,656,400,000 2,501,300,000 2,491,300,000 2,565,600,000 2,663,400,000 2,778,300,000 2,717,400,000 2,716,700,000 2,631,800,000 2,597,600,000 2,503,500,000 2,543,300,000 2,579,800,000 2,400,400,000 2,466,300,000 2,270,200,000 2,209,000,000 2,158,400,000 2,106,100,000 2,028,800,000 2,009,300,000 2,009,300,000 1,818,000,000 1,818,000,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      19,087,100,000 18,392,700,000 18,261,600,000 18,059,900,000 17,603,800,000 18,379,000,000 18,612,500,000 16,712,300,000 16,531,000,000 16,725,100,000 16,886,000,000 17,718,700,000 20,200,000,000 20,155,100,000 19,826,000,000 20,403,100,000 20,728,400,000 20,385,400,000 20,866,500,000 20,417,100,000 20,417,100,000 20,071,700,000 18,739,600,000 17,849,100,000 17,298,400,000 18,046,400,000 17,847,800,000 17,744,400,000 16,970,800,000 16,185,300,000 16,661,400,000 16,504,500,000 16,831,700,000 16,568,000,000 16,691,800,000 14,902,500,000 14,428,000,000 14,247,000,000 14,483,000,000 14,199,000,000 14,410,400,000 14,221,700,000 14,422,300,000 14,465,200,000 14,150,600,000 7,301,800,000 7,231,800,000 7,144,800,000 6,992,400,000 6,965,900,000 6,686,700,000 6,591,900,000 6,569,400,000 6,795,000,000 6,814,300,000 6,098,300,000 6,130,600,000 6,136,600,000 6,053,200,000 6,168,300,000 6,201,600,000 6,187,800,000 5,047,600,000 4,958,400,000 4,934,200,000 4,837,800,000 4,830,100,000 4,713,200,000 4,713,200,000 4,827,600,000 4,827,600,000 
        financing lease liabilities
       63,000,000 64,300,000 65,600,000 66,500,000 74,300,000 75,200,000 76,900,000 77,100,000 78,600,000 80,200,000 81,700,000 82,000,000 83,600,000 85,800,000 81,900,000 83,200,000 84,600,000 86,000,000 87,200,000 82,700,000 84,400,000 86,300,000 87,500,000 89,300,000 91,100,000 92,800,000 46,200,000 48,700,000                                           
        common stock 83.0 and 83.4 shares outstanding at september 30, 2025, and december 31, 2024, respectively
        7,500,000                                                                     
        common stock 82.9 and 83.4 shares outstanding at june 30, 2025, and december 31, 2024, respectively
         7,500,000                                                                    
        common stock 83.8 and 83.4 shares outstanding at march 31, 2025, and december 31, 2024, respectively
          7,600,000                                                                   
        property, plant and equipment
           3,045,400,000 3,050,000,000 2,932,500,000 2,897,800,000 2,911,800,000 2,820,500,000 2,762,100,000 2,944,100,000 2,956,200,000 2,884,700,000 2,870,200,000 2,807,600,000 2,815,400,000 2,692,200,000 2,701,800,000 2,697,000,000 2,729,600,000 2,608,600,000 2,627,700,000 2,609,600,000 2,636,600,000 2,462,800,000 2,544,200,000 2,457,900,000 1,784,700,000 1,734,300,000 1,710,900,000 1,749,900,000 1,748,900,000 1,736,200,000 1,717,900,000 1,720,000,000 1,718,600,000 1,730,600,000 1,741,900,000 1,771,700,000 1,747,400,000 1,806,800,000 1,831,800,000 1,597,200,000 786,500,000 754,700,000 741,200,000 733,100,000 707,400,000 672,600,000 646,900,000 634,600,000 630,800,000 612,200,000 576,200,000 577,200,000 578,300,000 577,400,000 586,400,000 579,500,000 586,900,000 504,600,000 499,100,000 488,400,000 500,800,000 493,500,000 496,800,000 496,800,000 502,400,000 502,400,000 
        long-term debt, less current portion
           5,331,200,000 5,352,100,000 3,047,300,000 3,047,600,000 4,054,700,000 4,427,600,000 5,042,400,000 5,052,300,000 5,038,800,000 5,334,300,000 5,360,300,000 5,383,300,000 5,416,500,000 5,417,200,000 5,422,600,000 4,920,900,000 5,419,000,000 5,417,300,000 5,416,600,000 5,790,200,000 5,789,800,000 6,101,300,000 6,135,000,000 5,495,600,000 6,041,900,000 6,044,600,000 6,039,400,000 6,359,300,000 6,344,600,000 7,200,300,000 5,608,300,000 5,401,900,000 5,300,000,000 5,473,200,000 5,967,600,000 5,969,500,000 5,992,100,000 6,006,500,000 6,113,200,000 6,597,700,000 2,682,700,000 2,917,100,000 2,909,900,000 2,903,000,000 2,889,100,000 2,553,500,000 2,390,000,000 2,175,000,000 2,175,000,000 2,175,000,000 1,975,200,000 1,985,400,000 2,085,500,000 1,769,300,000 1,788,200,000 1,807,900,000 1,826,700,000 920,600,000 939,400,000 958,300,000 977,200,000 1,280,000,000 1,291,100,000 1,291,100,000 1,590,700,000 1,590,700,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                             
        deferred income taxes
                7,700,000 6,400,000 7,700,000 7,600,000 29,400,000 28,700,000 28,200,000 21,600,000 23,800,000 23,700,000 20,200,000 20,600,000 3,400,000 4,900,000 6,500,000 8,800,000    1,700,000    1,900,000    2,100,000    40,800,000 37,200,000 32,800,000 24,500,000 5,500,000 5,400,000 4,100,000 8,400,000  19,200,000 19,300,000 19,000,000 10,900,000 23,800,000 21,000,000 23,500,000 35,300,000 85,900,000 78,700,000 65,100,000 58,400,000 63,900,000 39,100,000 37,700,000 42,800,000 35,900,000 33,600,000 33,600,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
                                                                             
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                             
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                             
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                             
        less common stock held in treasury
                                  -1,127,500,000 -1,108,100,000 -1,106,300,000 -1,105,200,000 -1,085,100,000 -1,060,100,000 -1,059,200,000 -1,058,900,000 -1,033,400,000 -1,012,700,000 -1,011,700,000 -1,011,200,000 -993,200,000 -978,100,000 -976,300,000 -975,900,000 -973,300,000 -965,500,000 -965,500,000 -965,500,000 -963,500,000 -958,900,000 -958,900,000 -958,900,000 -954,200,000 -951,800,000 -951,800,000 -951,800,000 -943,500,000 -940,900,000 -940,900,000 -940,900,000 -937,600,000 -934,900,000 -934,900,000 -934,900,000 -934,900,000 -932,500,000 -932,500,000 -932,500,000 -932,500,000 -932,500,000 -932,500,000 
        deferred income tax assets
                                15,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000  1,900,000 1,700,000 1,700,000  2,100,000 2,100,000 2,100,000  1,900,000 2,000,000 2,300,000                               
        supplies inventories
                                 219,700,000 233,700,000 237,300,000 233,000,000 230,700,000 226,200,000 227,600,000 217,200,000 209,900,000 199,800,000 205,200,000 198,800,000 189,600,000 188,200,000 191,000,000    139,500,000 138,800,000 134,500,000 134,800,000 136,500,000 126,500,000 126,400,000 124,000,000 121,000,000 118,900,000 114,000,000 107,000,000 110,800,000 103,800,000 106,800,000 98,000,000 103,400,000 88,200,000 86,300,000 82,500,000 90,000,000 81,600,000 71,200,000 71,200,000 77,800,000 77,800,000 
        current assets held for sale
                                     411,400,000                                        
        long-term assets held for sale
                                                                             
        current liabilities held for sale
                                     82,400,000                                        
        long-term liabilities held for sale
                                                                             
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                        -342,500,000 -384,300,000 -527,100,000    -258,300,000 -287,000,000   -131,100,000 -10,500,000 40,300,000 58,500,000 45,500,000 66,200,000 52,100,000 36,700,000 53,800,000 69,400,000 69,600,000 49,400,000 59,900,000 45,500,000 70,100,000 109,300,000 104,600,000 88,500,000 78,200,000 59,000,000 78,200,000 61,500,000 35,100,000 1,500,000 1,500,000   
        inventory
                                                181,600,000 182,000,000 186,500,000                           
        accounts of 192.4 and 149.2 at september 30,
                                                                             
        2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                718,700,000             
        september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                11,900,000             
        accounts of 185.5 and 149.2 at june 30, 2011
                                                                             
        and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                 714,800,000 717,300,000           
        june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                 12,100,000            
        accounts of 172.7 and 149.2 at march 31, 2011
                                                                             
        march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                                  12,000,000           
        accounts of 149.2 and 173.1 at december 31,
                                                                             
        2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                   655,600,000          
        december 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                   12,200,000          
        accounts of 162.2 and 173.1 at september 30, 2010
                                                                             
        and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                    631,000,000 617,600,000 614,300,000       
        investments in joint venture partnerships
                                                                    79,900,000 71,400,000 69,200,000 71,400,000 75,200,000 68,800,000 68,800,000 64,100,000 64,100,000 
        september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                    12,100,000         
        accounts of 161.1 and 173.1 at june 30, 2010
                                                                             
        june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                     12,300,000        
        accounts of 169.9 and 173.1 at march 31, 2010
                                                                             
        march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009, respectively
                                                                      12,400,000       
        accounts of 173.1 and 161.0 at december 31,
                                                                             
        2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                       574,200,000      
        december 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                       12,500,000      
        accounts of 178.7 and 161.0 at september 30, 2009
                                                                             
        and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                        636,900,000 655,300,000 655,300,000 669,000,000 669,000,000 
        september 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                        12,600,000     
        accounts of 169.7 and 161.0 at june 30, 2009
                                                                             
        june 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                         12,900,000 12,900,000   
        accounts of 162.0 and 161.0 at march 31, 2009
                                                                             
        march 31, 2009 and december 31, 2008, respectively
                                                                           12,800,000 12,800,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          net earnings
        278,000,000 164,900,000 261,500,000 238,300,000 213,000,000 143,600,000 169,600,000 205,600,000 228,300,000 -166,800,000 183,600,000 189,100,000 213,300,000 76,400,000 353,200,000 358,900,000 492,100,000 553,600,000 587,800,000 468,000,000 770,100,000 938,600,000 703,700,000 231,600,000 -316,900,000 227,300,000 221,000,000 190,700,000 185,900,000 158,200,000 319,100,000 234,100,000 172,500,000 709,200,000 183,400,000 188,900,000 192,500,000 184,600,000 189,600,000 198,800,000 160,200,000 114,500,000 153,200,000 169,300,000 1,000,000 119,900,000 137,500,000 141,700,000 113,500,000 126,700,000 148,700,000 152,400,000 147,600,000 120,600,000 148,400,000 153,800,000 162,000,000 138,200,000 137,600,000 126,700,000 130,600,000 135,100,000 143,100,000 157,200,000 136,200,000 145,800,000 134,600,000 139,400,000 135,800,000 135,800,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        173,300,000 173,000,000 171,000,000 170,300,000 166,800,000 170,600,000 161,500,000 156,900,000 154,500,000 146,400,000 145,900,000 119,100,000 165,900,000 156,200,000 157,100,000 159,100,000 161,500,000 188,000,000 186,100,000 187,100,000 183,900,000 183,900,000 152,300,000 143,900,000 144,600,000 155,800,000 144,300,000 139,800,000 137,300,000 137,700,000 133,100,000 138,500,000 142,800,000 145,000,000 133,100,000 127,000,000 128,100,000 130,300,000 121,100,000 125,400,000 122,400,000 113,300,000 121,400,000 118,400,000 104,700,000 63,500,000 58,500,000 62,800,000 60,700,000 59,800,000 57,900,000 56,900,000 55,500,000 59,400,000 57,600,000 56,100,000 56,700,000 57,800,000 57,700,000 57,800,000 58,100,000 52,900,000 50,600,000 50,100,000 50,000,000 49,800,000 49,500,000 48,500,000 47,300,000 47,300,000 
          stock compensation
        31,700,000 29,700,000 29,200,000 34,100,000 32,800,000 27,300,000 27,000,000 30,800,000 31,600,000 27,000,000 34,400,000 26,700,000 40,600,000 30,200,000 36,300,000 39,400,000 38,200,000 42,100,000 59,000,000 23,900,000 28,700,000 26,800,000 27,200,000 39,800,000 17,900,000 23,500,000 31,500,000 26,500,000 25,500,000 20,800,000 18,800,000 26,200,000 25,800,000 23,900,000 33,100,000 25,000,000 27,700,000 27,700,000 24,300,000 25,800,000 31,800,000 24,400,000 23,700,000 27,700,000 26,300,000 10,600,000 11,500,000 11,900,000 11,700,000 8,400,000 6,800,000 10,800,000 11,300,000 5,900,000 11,100,000 11,900,000 11,800,000 11,700,000 11,700,000 12,400,000 13,100,000 10,500,000 10,100,000 10,700,000 8,700,000 10,300,000 9,300,000 9,600,000 7,200,000 7,200,000 
          operating lease right-of-use asset expense
        48,000,000 59,000,000 49,700,000 50,800,000 48,600,000 48,600,000 48,100,000 44,500,000 44,100,000 39,500,000 43,400,000 37,300,000 47,800,000 48,700,000 48,000,000 48,800,000 48,900,000 49,600,000 49,000,000 48,000,000 48,300,000 49,600,000 46,800,000 46,700,000 57,200,000 50,000,000 50,100,000                                            
          deferred income taxes
        2,000,000 21,200,000 88,600,000 -6,100,000 -6,100,000 38,500,000 -19,500,000 -19,600,000 -19,500,000 -59,900,000 -34,400,000 14,400,000 1,800,000 69,900,000 -16,100,000 -16,500,000 -19,000,000 26,100,000 -16,500,000 -57,700,000 -27,800,000 1,500,000 -19,100,000 -34,500,000 5,100,000 5,900,000 8,100,000 -1,900,000 17,100,000 10,100,000 -23,900,000 36,000,000 -525,700,000 4,500,000 -23,300,000 18,700,000 49,500,000 -38,100,000 25,100,000 18,200,000 -17,400,000 -11,100,000 -22,300,000 17,400,000 31,200,000 -2,400,000 -11,200,000 10,100,000 27,900,000 18,000,000 10,300,000 8,400,000 11,600,000 12,700,000 20,600,000 13,200,000 8,500,000 -18,500,000 -1,000,000 15,000,000 -5,600,000 -6,500,000 10,000,000 -300,000 1,600,000 -2,000,000 10,300,000 10,300,000 
          other
        11,400,000 19,000,000 5,600,000 38,000,000 8,100,000 16,100,000 9,400,000 39,600,000 -3,000,000 35,000,000 800,000 -2,700,000 5,800,000 21,400,000 -8,600,000 7,300,000 -3,600,000 17,000,000 -43,300,000 5,500,000 -3,200,000 28,200,000 -200,000 12,100,000 43,300,000                                              
          change in assets and liabilities
                                                                              
          increase in accounts receivable
        -187,900,000 4,900,000 9,500,000 30,900,000 -170,800,000  49,000,000 -5,100,000 -187,100,000              -422,700,000   80,200,000 -53,200,000 -300,000 -90,800,000    -53,600,000 80,900,000 -47,600,000 -7,500,000 -27,900,000 23,700,000 -9,600,000 6,200,000 -105,800,000 18,100,000 -36,100,000 -13,500,000 -40,300,000  -11,700,000 -8,800,000 -39,200,000  4,200,000 -23,900,000 -75,800,000  -14,200,000 15,500,000 -50,500,000  -7,500,000 10,100,000 -68,500,000   1,400,000 -38,400,000   16,200,000 -38,400,000 -38,400,000 
          decrease in unbilled services
        -6,200,000 -600,000 -900,000 900,000 3,900,000 7,600,000 -4,000,000 -37,100,000 63,900,000 -74,900,000 29,300,000 -17,500,000 91,600,000                                                          
          decrease in supplies inventory
        35,400,000  -14,400,000 -11,900,000 8,400,000  -25,700,000                  -10,600,000                                              
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other
        4,000,000  -42,000,000 12,800,000 45,000,000              -41,400,000    -7,000,000 36,100,000 -3,000,000    7,200,000 -17,800,000 -12,900,000       -1,000,000 -22,900,000   38,800,000 8,600,000 22,600,000 -7,700,000 -14,600,000 -22,600,000 12,100,000 12,200,000 -27,000,000 -4,400,000 -7,900,000 7,000,000 3,600,000 -8,000,000 1,700,000 9,800,000 -700,000 -14,200,000 8,000,000 16,700,000 -24,900,000 400,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 -5,500,000 -5,200,000 2,900,000 13,700,000 13,700,000 
          decrease in accounts payable
        -138,700,000  -123,800,000 67,000,000 -147,600,000  -86,500,000 69,400,000 -121,100,000    -56,400,000    -5,500,000   -27,400,000 -16,900,000   -32,400,000 -56,500,000  80,800,000 -80,200,000 -28,800,000       -1,000,000 -28,000,000  -2,000,000 -20,200,000 -34,100,000  9,500,000 15,100,000 -48,900,000          3,900,000 9,000,000 -32,300,000    -42,600,000          
          decrease in unearned revenue
        -32,100,000  -3,900,000 200,000 -8,900,000                                                                  
          decrease in accrued expenses and other
        -27,400,000 -107,300,000 -43,600,000 -4,700,000 -174,700,000 46,900,000 6,900,000 -9,500,000 -156,900,000 -10,000,000 -40,400,000 -66,200,000 -206,600,000  -167,800,000         203,800,000 -149,100,000  -7,000,000 -22,200,000 -136,600,000   -33,000,000 -83,500,000 39,900,000 -43,500,000 28,000,000 -39,400,000 -35,700,000 15,700,000 -19,600,000 -47,000,000          15,000,000                18,700,000    
          net cash from operating activities
        191,500,000 614,200,000 387,200,000 620,600,000 18,500,000 777,200,000 277,300,000 561,100,000 -29,800,000 579,600,000 275,500,000 351,400,000 121,200,000 653,600,000 373,800,000 572,500,000 356,000,000 697,500,000 767,300,000 487,200,000 1,157,600,000 774,600,000 786,200,000 370,700,000 203,800,000 569,800,000 455,600,000 253,500,000 165,800,000 486,400,000 297,000,000 367,300,000 154,700,000 564,000,000 350,900,000 310,700,000 233,800,000 448,900,000 260,400,000 343,600,000 123,000,000 384,600,000 288,000,000 396,700,000 -86,900,000 213,700,000 175,600,000 207,400,000 142,300,000 248,700,000 234,200,000 137,600,000 198,200,000 254,200,000 203,800,000 186,300,000 197,100,000 278,600,000 176,800,000 184,900,000 215,300,000 259,200,000 176,200,000 216,200,000 232,000,000 224,700,000 246,400,000 182,400,000 208,900,000 208,900,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                              
          capital expenditures
        -121,000,000 -123,900,000 -106,700,000 -77,900,000 -126,000,000 -112,100,000 -115,800,000 -128,200,000 -133,800,000 -167,200,000 -104,900,000 -87,600,000 -93,900,000 -117,900,000 -103,500,000 -143,300,000 -117,200,000 -150,000,000 -117,800,000 -97,200,000 -95,400,000 -99,400,000 -77,200,000 -98,500,000 -106,600,000 -128,200,000 -92,600,000 -85,200,000 -94,200,000 -122,200,000 -97,900,000 -87,200,000 -72,500,000 -96,100,000 -75,300,000 -69,300,000 -72,200,000 -74,300,000 -66,200,000 -67,000,000 -71,400,000 -85,100,000 -67,800,000 -69,100,000 -33,800,000 -46,300,000 -52,600,000 -48,100,000 -56,500,000 -59,600,000 -52,100,000 -48,800,000 -41,700,000 -61,400,000 -44,100,000 -34,100,000 -34,200,000 -30,100,000 -40,400,000 -45,800,000 -29,400,000 -32,800,000 -34,300,000 -34,500,000 -24,500,000 -37,600,000 -22,700,000 -23,700,000 -30,700,000 -30,700,000 
          free cash flows
        70,500,000 490,300,000 280,500,000 542,700,000 -107,500,000 665,100,000 161,500,000 432,900,000 -163,600,000 412,400,000 170,600,000 263,800,000 27,300,000 535,700,000 270,300,000 429,200,000 238,800,000 547,500,000 649,500,000 390,000,000 1,062,200,000 675,200,000 709,000,000 272,200,000 97,200,000 441,600,000 363,000,000 168,300,000 71,600,000 364,200,000 199,100,000 280,100,000 82,200,000 467,900,000 275,600,000 241,400,000 161,600,000 374,600,000 194,200,000 276,600,000 51,600,000 299,500,000 220,200,000 327,600,000 -120,700,000 167,400,000 123,000,000 159,300,000 85,800,000 189,100,000 182,100,000 88,800,000 156,500,000 192,800,000 159,700,000 152,200,000 162,900,000 248,500,000 136,400,000 139,100,000 185,900,000 226,400,000 141,900,000 181,700,000 207,500,000 187,100,000 223,700,000 158,700,000 178,200,000 178,200,000 
          proceeds from sale of assets
        7,800,000 4,500,000 1,100,000 1,900,000 500,000 1,400,000 400,000 100,000 100,000 300,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 83,800,000 800,000 100,000 2,600,000 41,000,000 -6,100,000 200,000 7,000,000 1,900,000 1,600,000 300,000 3,900,000 49,400,000 600,000 100,000 4,300,000 200,000 200,000 800,000 6,900,000 2,600,000 18,800,000 2,500,000 100,000 200,000 300,000 500,000 600,000 100,000 200,000 500,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 300,000 1,400,000 1,000,000 500,000 100,000 500,000 2,700,000 400,000 900,000 1,500,000 800,000 1,600,000 700,000    
          purchase of equity affiliates or other investments
        -6,700,000 -12,500,000 -7,900,000                                                                    
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
        -202,200,000 -258,000,000 -260,500,000 -10,000,000 -53,500,000 -87,800,000 -458,100,000 -33,900,000 -259,200,000 -154,800,000 -379,800,000 -137,100,000 200,000 -150,400,000 -458,700,000 -99,800,000 -455,100,000 -170,900,000 -291,900,000 -34,100,000 -58,800,000 -197,500,000   -23,100,000 -149,200,000 -656,400,000 -47,300,000 -38,700,000   -83,300,000 -1,231,300,000 -416,200,000 -151,800,000 -151,800,000 -252,700,000 -50,800,000 -93,300,000 -43,300,000 -8,300,000 -62,200,000 -3,622,200,000 -94,100,000 400,000 -65,700,000 -50,500,000 -4,800,000 -88,800,000 -15,400,000 -49,100,000 -257,900,000   -91,000,000 -1,300,000 -29,600,000 -15,400,000 -961,600,000 -44,800,000 -142,700,000 -32,200,000 -44,600,000 -160,500,000 -1,600,000 -5,900,000 -5,900,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -322,100,000 -389,900,000 -374,000,000 -94,100,000 -336,000,000 -209,600,000 -579,100,000 -185,000,000 -393,100,000 -330,600,000 -487,600,000 -253,600,000 -99,700,000 -273,300,000 -563,300,000 -242,500,000 -573,100,000 -254,500,000 -407,300,000 -90,400,000 -132,400,000 -128,000,000 -285,200,000 -123,400,000 -106,600,000 -152,100,000 -239,700,000 -750,800,000 -140,500,000 -146,900,000 549,900,000 -122,000,000 -74,300,000 -178,300,000 -1,313,500,000 -491,400,000 -245,500,000 -219,600,000 -317,700,000 -106,800,000 -151,600,000 -128,600,000 -82,700,000 -132,300,000 -3,651,300,000 -147,300,000 -55,600,000 -39,100,000 -108,100,000 -112,800,000 -47,200,000 -138,100,000 -61,500,000 -121,900,000 -310,700,000 -65,400,000 -36,200,000 -121,300,000 -41,700,000 -72,800,000 -44,500,000 -995,000,000 -88,600,000 -177,400,000 -56,500,000 -84,200,000 -182,900,000 -25,600,000 -41,300,000 -41,300,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                              
          proceeds from term loan
        750,000,000                                      1,000,000,000                          
          payments on senior notes
         -1,000,000,000 -400,000,000                         -100,000    -129,700,000   -250,000,000 -250,000,000                          
          proceeds from revolving credit facilities
         64,800,000 1,511,800,000 698,700,000 253,200,000 519,700,000 547,600,000 593,000,000 827,900,000         151,700,000 22,000,000 53,500,000 286,300,000 133,200,000 18,000,000 54,500,000 165,000,000 229,700,000 68,500,000 574,000,000 520,000,000 229,700,000     60,000,000     157,000,000 225,000,000 30,000,000 220,000,000   795,000,000 85,000,000 65,000,000 30,000,000 65,000,000      
          payments on revolving credit facilities
         -64,800,000 -1,531,600,000 -721,300,000 -210,800,000 -609,300,000 -458,000,000 -593,000,000 -827,900,000         -151,700,000 -22,000,000 -88,500,000 -251,300,000 -133,200,000 -18,000,000 -54,500,000 -180,000,000 -214,700,000 -68,500,000 -883,000,000 -307,000,000 -133,700,000           -372,000,000 -10,000,000   -670,000,000 -95,000,000 -100,000,000 -235,000,000 -40,000,000 -45,000,000 -65,000,000 -30,000,000 -20,000,000 -120,000,000      
          proceeds from accounts receivable securitization
         225,000,000                                                                 
          net share settlement tax payments from issuance of stock to employees
        -39,800,000 -1,300,000 -1,600,000 -3,500,000 -25,500,000 -7,700,000 -900,000 -23,100,000 -14,700,000 -200,000 -900,000 -18,200,000 -20,500,000 -6,000,000 -7,200,000 -10,100,000 -27,300,000 -3,000,000 -1,400,000 -14,900,000 -28,100,000 -2,500,000 -500,000 -9,500,000 -22,000,000 -200,000 -300,000 -20,700,000 -19,400,000 -1,800,000                                         
          net proceeds from issuance of stock to employees
        32,900,000 28,600,000 25,700,000 3,200,000 26,300,000 26,700,000 26,800,000 27,600,000 31,500,000 900,000 18,200,000 900,000 24,200,000 1,900,000 24,700,000 5,300,000 21,800,000 1,900,000 26,900,000 5,700,000 25,100,000 9,200,000 24,700,000 1,700,000 24,400,000 14,600,000 28,400,000 8,400,000 33,800,000 4,400,000 27,000,000 3,200,000 26,700,000 28,800,000 11,900,000 9,700,000 33,200,000 25,500,000 30,500,000 8,600,000 47,300,000 42,500,000 16,400,000 25,400,000 17,500,000 102,300,000 28,800,000 10,700,000 31,700,000 17,200,000 26,200,000 7,100,000 8,400,000 64,200,000 38,700,000 39,000,000 7,700,000 18,600,000 18,100,000 6,700,000 9,900,000 2,500,000 5,700,000 5,700,000 
          dividends paid
        -61,200,000 -59,300,000 -59,900,000 -59,900,000 -61,600,000 -60,100,000 -60,500,000 -60,400,000 -62,100,000 -61,100,000 -63,900,000 -64,600,000 -64,400,000 -63,600,000 -64,900,000                                                        
          purchase of common stock
        -98,000,000 -225,000,000 -25,000,000   -75,100,000 -75,000,000   9,000,000    -300,000,000 -400,000,000   -1,000,000,000 -300,000,000 -300,000,000 -68,500,000 -100,000,000 -50,000,000 -100,000,000 -199,900,000 -100,100,000 -400,000,000 -150,000,000 -75,000,000 -75,000,000 -40,000,000 -42,100,000 -108,000,000 -148,000,000         -39,100,000 -65,700,000 -56,500,000 -107,700,000 -250,100,000 -286,300,000 -365,300,000 -113,900,000 -136,000,000 -127,900,000 -130,300,000 -122,300,000 -175,100,000 -146,000,000 -60,500,000 -262,300,000 -121,900,000 -115,900,000 -100,300,000 -113,900,000     
          net cash from financing activities
        580,500,000   -267,400,000 -839,700,000 -546,700,000 1,548,300,000 -210,000,000 -11,700,000 -446,500,000 -1,097,200,000 1,545,000,000 -60,600,000 -372,600,000 -452,200,000 -479,700,000 -17,700,000 -1,008,600,000 -281,700,000 -325,400,000 -450,100,000 -1,000,000 -396,700,000 -16,900,000 -102,800,000 -449,400,000 -115,000,000 414,900,000 -103,200,000 -802,900,000 -174,000,000 -373,000,000 -40,000,000 -479,400,000 1,064,400,000 106,700,000 -59,800,000 -348,100,000 -3,800,000 -301,800,000 3,900,000 -239,600,000 -86,700,000 -118,800,000 3,629,700,000 -58,800,000 -18,400,000 -25,400,000 -98,000,000 95,400,000 -126,800,000 -74,100,000 -412,800,000 -130,700,000 446,600,000 -125,100,000 -191,600,000 -83,400,000 -166,700,000 -187,800,000 -207,100,000 868,900,000 -95,200,000 -105,500,000 -152,900,000 -118,800,000 -164,100,000 -304,900,000 -13,100,000 -13,100,000 
          effect of exchange rate on changes in cash and cash equivalents
        -1,100,000                                                                      
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        448,800,000 -65,800,000    1,400,000 1,252,200,000   -191,100,000 -1,312,100,000   20,100,000 -658,900,000 -164,700,000 -239,200,000 -563,800,000 73,300,000 72,400,000 570,000,000 653,600,000 110,200,000   -23,600,000   -78,000,000 -465,800,000 671,200,000 -140,300,000 45,100,000     -134,000,000 -72,000,000   3,400,000 94,000,000   4,300,000 96,200,000   229,900,000   -281,000,000 800,000       -35,300,000   -68,400,000 23,700,000   -146,600,000 153,500,000 153,500,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        532,300,000 1,518,700,000 536,800,000 430,000,000 1,472,700,000 1,320,800,000 337,500,000 426,800,000  -100,000 316,700,000  433,600,000  716,400,000  580,000,000 404,000,000 466,800,000 159,300,000 230,700,000 148,500,000 219,700,000 219,700,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        981,100,000 -65,800,000 -49,200,000 277,900,000 369,400,000 1,400,000 1,252,200,000 165,800,000 99,300,000 -191,100,000 -1,202,700,000 1,536,700,000 393,900,000 20,100,000 -658,900,000 -164,700,000 1,233,500,000 -563,800,000 73,300,000 72,400,000 1,890,800,000 653,600,000 110,200,000 233,400,000 323,600,000 -23,600,000 95,700,000 -83,400,000 348,800,000  671,200,000 -140,400,000 361,800,000  109,400,000 -65,600,000 365,500,000  -72,000,000 -56,700,000 696,300,000  94,000,000 172,600,000 446,400,000 4,300,000 96,200,000 140,600,000 338,900,000 229,900,000 62,800,000 -74,500,000 185,800,000 800,000 341,600,000 -5,500,000 129,900,000 73,500,000 -33,100,000 -76,500,000 195,400,000 133,800,000 -6,900,000 -68,400,000 172,200,000 21,700,000 -99,800,000 -146,600,000 373,200,000 373,200,000 
          earnings from discontinued operations
                                                                              
          goodwill and other asset impairments
         3,600,000    2,800,000 2,500,000 333,800,000 10,200,000 2,800,000 2,200,000 270,300,000 1,200,000     1,200,000 23,500,000 437,400,000                                              
          non-cash portion of restructuring and other charges
                                                                              
          increase in supplies inventory
                -600,000   -6,100,000 -10,000,000  -11,800,000 1,700,000 -37,400,000  11,000,000 -12,800,000 -4,700,000  -49,100,000                                                
          increase in prepaid expenses and other
             -14,700,000   -24,900,000 49,100,000 -44,700,000 29,600,000 -59,800,000 -189,100,000 -41,900,000 15,200,000 -41,100,000    -51,900,000            -33,800,000    -21,900,000    -22,500,000                              
          increase in accounts payable
                 146,200,000 -28,300,000   172,000,000 3,200,000       -22,600,000        123,200,000 11,400,000 -31,500,000 -59,800,000 56,000,000            -5,000,000 9,500,000 1,400,000 -27,100,000 35,600,000 8,300,000 6,800,000 10,100,000         59,000,000 -18,000,000 23,900,000 -14,800,000 8,400,000 8,500,000 -9,200,000 15,100,000 15,100,000 
          increase in unearned revenue
             3,300,000 2,900,000 10,800,000 -41,600,000  15,900,000 32,300,000 2,500,000  -4,500,000 -3,300,000 -2,900,000  46,100,000 5,900,000 31,800,000  15,200,000     -10,600,000 5,600,000   -17,900,000 26,200,000 9,000,000 8,900,000 -7,200,000 8,300,000 6,500,000 -9,300,000 12,900,000 19,800,000  -900,000 -11,500,000 14,100,000                          
          net cash from continuing operating activities
             777,200,000 277,300,000 561,100,000 -29,800,000 579,600,000 275,500,000                                                            
          net cash from discontinued operating activities
                                                                            
          proceeds from sale or distribution of equity affiliates or other investments
                                                                            
          proceeds from sale of business
             1,600,000 13,500,000          -700,000                                                    
          net cash from continuing investing activities
             -209,600,000 -579,100,000 -185,000,000 -393,100,000 -330,600,000 -487,600,000                                                            
          net cash from discontinued investing activities
                                                                            
          proceeds from senior note offerings
                                                2,900,000,000                          
          net cash from continuing financing activities
             -546,700,000 1,548,300,000 -210,000,000 -11,700,000 -446,500,000 -987,800,000                                                            
          net cash from discontinued financing activities
                 -109,400,000                                                            
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
         300,000 -2,900,000 18,800,000 7,900,000 -19,500,000 5,700,000 -300,000 -2,900,000 6,400,000 -2,800,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 12,400,000 -17,200,000 -15,000,000 -4,400,000 1,800,000 -5,000,000 1,000,000 -5,100,000 8,000,000 5,900,000 3,000,000 -8,300,000 8,100,000 -5,200,000 -1,000,000 -100,000 -2,400,000 -1,700,000 -12,600,000 4,700,000 1,100,000 7,600,000 8,400,000 3,400,000 -15,200,000 -10,900,000 8,300,000 4,600,000 -13,000,000 -24,600,000 27,000,000 -25,100,000 -3,300,000 -5,400,000 -2,300,000 -1,300,000 -1,400,000 2,600,000 100,000 -4,900,000 -800,000   1,300,000 -400,000 -1,500,000 -800,000 1,000,000 700,000 700,000 -1,700,000 1,100,000 800,000 1,500,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 
          net cash from for financing activities
                                                                              
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
           277,900,000 -1,149,300,000    -437,500,000    -36,100,000            -13,900,000          109,400,000 -65,600,000 -68,100,000    -20,100,000    -133,600,000    -65,100,000       -5,500,000 -29,400,000  -33,100,000            
          investments in equity affiliates
            -157,000,000  -5,600,000 -23,000,000 -13,700,000  -9,700,000 -4,300,000 -6,100,000  -1,400,000 -2,500,000 -2,200,000  -8,100,000 -6,400,000 -5,500,000  -7,500,000 -13,900,000 -7,900,000  -5,500,000 -12,500,000 -3,300,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,400,000 -1,900,000 -3,000,000 -7,100,000 -5,000,000 -21,100,000 -400,000 -2,200,000 -7,800,000 -2,100,000 -300,000 -6,600,000 -1,200,000 -3,600,000 -7,300,000 -4,400,000 -7,400,000 -1,100,000 -3,200,000 -1,000,000 -2,300,000 -11,100,000 -10,000,000               
          decrease in accounts receivable
                 69,800,000 -66,000,000 9,900,000 -117,500,000 -35,900,000 30,400,000 1,000,000 20,400,000 86,400,000 -129,400,000 118,300,000 146,700,000    46,700,000                                     23,700,000    60,000,000     
          purchase of investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale or distribution of investments
                    4,500,000 300,000 400,000 2,800,000     100,000 900,000                                              
          proceeds from exit from swaps
                     -100,000                                                        
          less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at the end of the period
                                                                              
          earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                             
          less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period
                                                                              
          decrease in inventory
                                                                              
          increase in deferred revenue
                                -11,200,000                                              
          payments on term loan
                         -375,000,000     -752,000,000     -443,000,000        -125,000,000 -85,000,000 -75,000,000                          
          less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations as of end of period
                                                                              
          less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations as of beginning of period
                                                                              
          increase in unbilled services
                     27,600,000 -3,700,000 -39,400,000 -84,500,000 6,700,000 -85,600,000 -57,800,000 -42,500,000 75,300,000 -58,900,000 -57,800,000 -1,100,000 500,000 7,900,000 -41,000,000 -26,400,000  31,000,000 -13,700,000 -22,800,000 32,200,000 16,100,000 -26,600,000 -30,000,000 26,300,000 -9,300,000 -35,700,000 -14,700,000 6,100,000 1,700,000 800,000 -25,500,000                          
          increase in accrued expenses and other
                        -212,300,000 -201,900,000 65,600,000 -234,700,000 95,100,000 -65,100,000        -11,000,000             13,600,000 84,500,000 -145,000,000 -23,000,000 -500,000 7,400,000 5,400,000    35,200,000 15,900,000 -5,800,000 -70,200,000 13,700,000 -5,700,000 -36,100,000 8,700,000 102,700,000 -12,800,000 5,900,000 -24,500,000 65,200,000    6,500,000 6,500,000 
          loss on sale of business
                                  3,100,000                                            
          proceeds from senior notes offerings
                                                                              
          increase in inventory
                                                                              
          purchases of investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale or distributions of investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from exit of swaps
                                                                              
          payment of debt issuance costs
                                         -1,700,000        400,000 -37,100,000 -24,000,000          -3,100,000 -500,000          
          gain on sale of business
                                                                              
          acquisition of licensing technology
                                         -200,000 -1,100,000 -1,200,000                 -400,000 -100,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000            
          cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale
                                                                              
          gain on sale of assets
                                  -8,300,000             500,000 -8,400,000  3,000,000 1,200,000 -1,300,000                          
          contingent consideration adjustments
                                                                              
          accreted interest on zero-coupon subordinated notes
                                         100,000 200,000                      700,000 1,100,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,500,000 1,400,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,400,000 2,600,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 
          earnings less distributions deficit from equity method investments
                                                                              
          asset impairment
                                     3,000,000 2,300,000 8,400,000       24,900,000 14,800,000                          
          proceeds from sale of investments
                                                                              
          payments on zero-coupon subordinated notes
                                  -5,200,000    -100,000 -2,600,000 -400,000 -30,800,000 -22,200,000 -17,800,000       -2,100,000 -900,000 -9,000,000 -6,900,000 -200,000 -8,400,000 -12,900,000 -5,700,000 -2,300,000 -200,000 -4,500,000 -1,500,000 -142,800,000 -6,300,000 -6,400,000 -700,000      
          noncontrolling interest distributions
                                  -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -300,000 -200,000 -300,000 -5,600,000 -200,000 -300,000 -200,000 -300,000 -400,000 -100,000 -300,000 -1,300,000     -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -100,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -400,000 -300,000 -1,600,000 -3,100,000 -900,000 -1,800,000 -4,100,000 -2,700,000 -3,000,000 -2,800,000 -3,600,000 -2,700,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 
          deferred payments on acquisitions
                                  -300,000       -1,000,000 -100,000 -100,000 -1,400,000    -9,800,000   -1,500,000 -1,700,000 -3,400,000 -100,000 -3,600,000 300,000 -2,300,000 -200,000 -1,200,000 -1,500,000 -300,000 -500,000 -100,000 -100,000 -1,500,000 -1,000,000 -600,000 -1,400,000 -2,000,000 -400,000 -500,000 -400,000 -400,000 
          payments on other long-term obligations
                                  -4,200,000                                            
          earnings less distributions (excess)/deficit from equity method investments
                                                                              
          increase in inventories
                                     -10,100,000 -4,100,000   -10,000,000            1,000,000   2,900,000 -9,700,000 100,000 -2,500,000 -3,200,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000               7,700,000 
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                   3,000,000 400,000          800,000 12,700,000  8,000,000  400,000 16,300,000 15,000,000                      
          net proceeds from sale of held for sale assets
                                                                              
          loss on sale of assets
                                    6,000,000 8,100,000 -1,600,000 -2,000,000 1,700,000 -800,000 1,700,000   -6,900,000          -9,100,000 -7,100,000 400,000 -5,000,000 500,000 200,000 200,000 -1,100,000 6,200,000 200,000 6,000,000 800,000 800,000 -400,000 1,700,000 1,100,000 800,000 500,000 1,100,000 900,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 
          amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
                                    61,200,000                                          
          cumulative earnings more than distributions from equity method investments
                                    -800,000                                          
          decrease in inventories
                                    3,400,000    1,400,000   -5,600,000 4,900,000    2,400,000   5,300,000 4,200,000            3,900,000  1,800,000 -8,300,000 5,600,000  -1,500,000 -3,900,000 7,700,000 -7,600,000 -8,600,000  7,700,000  
          payments on long-term lease obligations
                                    -3,000,000 -2,500,000 -1,700,000 -2,300,000 -2,800,000 -1,700,000 -1,700,000 -2,000,000 -2,300,000 -2,400,000 -3,000,000 -1,500,000 -1,500,000 -1,000,000 -1,100,000 -1,000,000 -1,200,000 -800,000 -400,000                        
          gain on disposition of businesses
                                                                              
          accrued interest on zero-coupon subordinated notes
                                             300,000 400,000 400,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 400,000 600,000 500,000 500,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 700,000 700,000 600,000 700,000              
          cumulative earnings (in excess) less than distributions from equity method investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from disposition of businesses
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of held for sale assets
                                                                              
          proceeds from exit of cross currency swaps
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                              
          cumulative earnings less (more) than distributions from equity method investments
                                                                              
          cumulative earnings less than distributions from equity method investments
                                       -800,000 -500,000 900,000 3,600,000 -4,100,000 100,000                                  
          proceeds from bridge loan
                                                 400,000,000                          
          payments on bridge loan
                                                 -400,000,000                          
          excess tax benefits from stock based compensation
                                               5,900,000 4,600,000 3,000,000 6,200,000 1,400,000 2,500,000 400,000 3,300,000 1,600,000 600,000 2,300,000 800,000 5,500,000 2,400,000 600,000 1,900,000 700,000 5,000,000 600,000 200,000 5,800,000 3,800,000 2,700,000         
          loss/(gain) on sale of assets
                                            500,000                                  
          cumulative earnings less than (in excess of) distributions from equity method investments
                                             800,000 300,000 -100,000 200,000               -3,800,000 500,000              
          decrease in supplies inventories
                                              -5,400,000                                
          deferred acquisition costs
                                              900,000                                
          payments on long-term debt
                                                         -350,000,000     -100,000            
          earnings in excess of distributions from equity method investments
                                                  800,000 -1,400,000 -1,200,000  -100,000 -1,900,000 -1,300,000  2,000,000 -3,100,000 -600,000                  
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                              
          net tax impact of conversion of zero-coupon convertible debt
                                                            3,100,000                  
          principal payments on term loan
                                                                 -318,800,000 -18,700,000 -18,800,000 -18,700,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 -12,500,000 
          cash paid to acquire an interest in a consolidated subsidiary
                                                                     -137,500,000      
          payments on vendor-financed equipment
                                                                     -1,300,000    
          proceeds from sale of interest in a consolidated subsidiary
                                                                              
          cumulative earnings in excess of distributions from equity method investments
                                                                              
          increase in bank overdraft
                                                                             
          decrease in bank overdraft
                                                                           -1,100,000 -3,900,000 -3,900,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from
                                                                              
          operating activities:
                                                                              
          cumulative earnings less than (in excess of) distribution
                                                                              
          from equity method investments
                                                                  -700,000 800,000 -400,000          
          cumulative earnings less than distribution
                                                                              
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
                                                                              
          provided by operating activities:
                                                                              
          cumulative earnings less than
                                                                              
          distribution from equity method investments
                                                                              
          change in assets and liabilities (net of effects
                                                                              
          of acquisitions):
                                                                              
          purchases of short-term investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of short-term investments
                                                                              
          from joint venture partnerships
                                                                        400,000    600,000 600,000 
          proceeds from sale of interest in consolidated subsidiary
                                                                      137,500,000      
          investment in equity affiliate
                                                                         -4,300,000 -4,300,000 
          tax benefit adjustments related to stock based compensation
                                                                       1,600,000 900,000   100,000 -400,000 -400,000 
          cumulative earnings less than (in excess of) distribution from joint venture partnerships
                                                                              
          cumulative earnings in excess of distribution from joint venture partnerships