Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 5,864	$ 5,995
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $120 as of December 31, 2023 and $92 as of December 31, 2022	3,922	4,102
Inventories	2,594	2,765
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,557	1,741
Current assets, discontinued operations	0	1,280
Total current assets	13,937	15,883
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,553	3,709
Other long-term assets	3,644	4,160
Goodwill	41,608	37,276
Other intangible assets, net	20,746	19,821
Other assets, discontinued operations	0	3,501
Total assets	84,488	84,350
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	1,695	591
Trade accounts payable	1,766	1,856
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	4,813	4,815
Current liabilities, discontinued operations	0	1,127
Total current liabilities	8,274	8,389
Other long-term liabilities	6,017	6,498
Long-term debt	16,707	19,086
Long-term liabilities, discontinued operations	0	287
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 15.0 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023; 1.72 million shares of 5.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022	0	1,668
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 2.0 billion shares authorized; 880.5 million issued and 739.2 million outstanding as of December 31, 2023; 869.3 million issued and 728.3 million outstanding as of December 31, 2022	9	9
Additional paid-in capital	14,151	12,072
Retained earnings	41,074	39,205
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,748)	(2,872)
Total Danaher stockholders’ equity	53,486	50,082
Noncontrolling interests	4	8
Total stockholders’ equity	53,490	50,090
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 84,488	$ 84,350