SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW & OTHER DATA (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Data

Supplemental cash flow and other data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Depreciation expense	$	84	$	80	$	165	$	159
Amortization expense	28		27		54		54
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	112	$	107	$	219	$	213
Interest expense	$	(39)	$	(38)	$	(76)	$	(75)
Interest income	2		2		4		2
Interest expense, net	$	(37)	$	(36)	$	(72)	$	(73)
Interest paid	$	48	$	46	$	80	$	78
Income taxes paid	$	101	$	159	$	134	$	182
Accounts payable associated with capital expenditures	$	29	$	23	$	29	$	23
Dividends payable	$	81	$	77	$	81	$	77
Businesses acquired:
Fair value of assets acquired	$	703	$	1	$	734	$	143
Fair value of liabilities assumed	36		—		36		15
Fair value of net assets acquired	667		1		698		128
Merger consideration payable	(88)		—		(88)		(18)
Cash paid for business acquisitions	579		1		610		110
Less: Cash acquired	1		—		1		4
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$	578	$	1	$	609	$	106
Leases:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	57	$	21	$	101	$	84