Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of Activity of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The following summarizes the activity for the first nine months of 2024 related to the allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2024:

(in millions)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	241
Provisions/charges to income	53
Amounts charged off and other deductions	(33)
Balance at September 30, 2024	$	261

Schedule of Components of Long-Term Investments

The components of long-term investments as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows:

(in millions)	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Long-term Investments:
Equity securities	$	574	$	555
Other	338		244
Total	$	912	$	799