STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

    Stockholders' Equity    

    Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component

    Comprehensive income (loss) includes:

•Foreign currency translation adjustments;

•Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, which represent deferred gains (losses), net of tax, on interest rate-related derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net of amounts reclassified to interest expense (see Note 8); and

•Net changes in available-for-sale debt securities, which represent unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax on available-for-sale debt securities.

    For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the tax effects related to the deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges and net changes in available-for-sale debt securities were not material. Foreign currency translation adjustments related to indefinite investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries are not adjusted for income taxes.

    Dividend Program

    During each of the first and second quarters of 2022, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.66 per common share. During each of the four quarters of 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.62 per common share.

    Share Repurchase Program

    In February 2022, the Company's Board of Directors increased the size of its share repurchase program by $1 billion. As of June 30, 2022, $1.1 billion remained available under the Company’s share repurchase authorization. The share repurchase authorization has no set expiration or termination date.

    Share Repurchases

    For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased 4.0 million shares of its common stock for $550 million.

    For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company repurchased 12.5 million shares of its common stock for $1.6 billion, including 9.1 million shares repurchased under accelerated share repurchase agreements ("ASRs") as follows.

    In April 2021, the Company entered into ASRs with several financial institutions to repurchase its common stock as part of its share repurchase program. Each of the ASRs was structured to permit the Company to purchase shares immediately with the final purchase price of those shares determined by the volume-weighted average price of the Company's common stock, less a fixed discount, during the repurchase period, which ended during the fourth quarter of 2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company paid $1.5 billion to the financial institutions and received 9.1 million shares of its common stock at an initial price of $132.27 per share for a value of $1.2 billion, which represented 80% of the total value of shares to be repurchased under the ASRs.

    Shares Reissued from Treasury Stock

    For each of the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company reissued 1.2 million shares from treasury stock under its Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its stock-based compensation program. For details regarding the Company's stock ownership and compensation plans, see Note 17 to the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

    Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

    In connection with the sale of an 18.9% noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary to UMass on July 1, 2015, the Company granted UMass the right to require the Company to purchase all of its interest in the subsidiary at fair value commencing July 1, 2020. The subsidiary performs diagnostic information services in a defined territory within the state of Massachusetts. Since the redemption of the noncontrolling interest is outside of the Company's control, it has been presented outside of stockholders' equity at the greater of its carrying amount or its fair value. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was presented at its fair value. For further details regarding the fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, see Note 6.