CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income including noncontrolling interest	$ 935.0	$ 911.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	327.9	316.9
Amortization	149.9	152.9
Deferred income taxes	(60.7)	(137.7)
Share-based compensation expense	75.9	82.9
Pension and postretirement plan contributions	(29.0)	(30.8)
Pension and postretirement plan expense (income), net	6.9	8.0
Restructuring charges, net of cash paid	5.4	(9.9)
Sale of global surgical solutions business	1.1
Other, net	6.8	13.6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(122.4)	(110.1)
Inventories	(76.9)	(92.3)
Other assets	22.3	(9.1)
Accounts payable	7.4	210.1
Other liabilities	(178.4)	(45.6)
Cash provided by operating activities	1,071.2	1,260.5
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(454.6)	(398.4)
Property and other assets sold	42.4	3.5
Acquisitions and investments in affiliates, net of cash acquired	(0.5)	(38.7)
Divestiture of businesses, net of cash divested	(14.9)
Other, net	(20.8)	(11.8)
Cash used for investing activities	(448.4)	(445.4)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net (repayments) issuances of commercial paper and notes payable	(0.8)	1.7
Long-term debt borrowings	500.0
Long-term debt repayments		(629.6)
Reacquired shares	(199.2)	(519.4)
Dividends paid	(380.0)	(340.7)
Exercise of employee stock options	139.0	154.4
Hedge settlements		(0.6)
Other, net	(3.3)	(1.5)
Cash used provided by (used for) financing activities	55.7	(1,335.7)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(14.4)	(8.9)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	664.1	(529.5)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,256.8	919.5
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 1,920.9	384.0
Assets held for sale
Net change in cash balances classified as assets held for sale		$ (6.0)