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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Summary of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity
The following summarizes the activity for the first three months of 2024 related to the allowance for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2024:

(in millions)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
Balance at December 31, 2023$241 
Provisions/charges to income14 
Amounts charged off and other adjustments(8)
Balance at March 31, 2024$247 
Schedule of Long-Term Investments
The components of long-term investments as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:

(in millions)March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Long-term Investments:
Equity securities$547 $555 
Other271 244 
Total$818 $799