CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 1,903	$ 1,613	$ 1,114
Provision for credit losses	23	19	18
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties	(9)	8	27
Depreciation and amortization	214	205	187
Non-cash lease expense	76	70	50
Net losses (gains) from sales of assets and business divestitures	17	(14)	(6)
Stock-based compensation	62	48	42
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(98)	(436)	(324)
Inventories	(16)	(412)	(152)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	101	(158)	(15)
Trade accounts payable	(65)	225	54
Operating lease liabilities	(88)	(76)	(68)
Accrued liabilities	(91)	218	59
Income taxes – net	(4)	42	(26)
Other non-current liabilities	6	(19)	(23)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,031	1,333	937
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(445)	(256)	(255)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business divestitures	21	28	29
Other – net	2	(35)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(422)	(263)	(226)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt	7	16	0
Payments of debt	(37)	(15)	(8)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	34	26	48
Payments for employee taxes withheld from stock awards	(37)	(23)	(30)
Purchases of treasury stock	(850)	(603)	(695)
Cash dividends paid	(392)	(370)	(357)
Other – net	(3)	(3)	3
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,278)	(972)	(1,039)
Exchange rate effect on cash and cash equivalents	4	(14)	(16)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	335	84	(344)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	325	241	585
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	660	325	241
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash payments for interest (net of amounts capitalized)	109	91	87
Cash payments for income taxes	$ 615	$ 479	$ 377