SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW & OTHER DATA (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Data

Supplemental cash flow and other data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Depreciation expense	$	76	$	62	$	225	$	186
Amortization expense	25		27		77		77
Depreciation and amortization expense	$	101	$	89	$	302	$	263
Interest expense	$	(38)	$	(42)	$	(114)	$	(126)
Interest income	—		—		—		2
Interest expense, net	$	(38)	$	(42)	$	(114)	$	(124)
Interest paid	$	33	$	33	$	111	$	136
Income taxes paid	$	187	$	148	$	522	$	168
Accounts payable associated with capital expenditures	$	24	$	55	$	24	$	55
Dividends payable	$	77	$	76	$	77	$	76
Businesses acquired:
Fair value of assets acquired	$	20	$	126	$	254	$	377
Fair value of liabilities assumed	—		(9)		(3)		(29)
Fair value of net assets acquired	20		117		251		348
Merger consideration receivable/payable	—		2		—		2
Cash paid for business acquisitions	20		119		251		350
Less: Cash acquired	—		18		—		21
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$	20	$	101	$	251	$	329
Leases:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	46	$	40	$	115	$	119