Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 1,717	$ 1,570
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	61	60
Amortization of intangibles	92	91
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	17	16
Deferred income taxes	15	21
Stock-based compensation	53	73
Gain on dispositions	(49)	0
Pension settlement charge, net of taxes	85	0
Other	49	20
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(50)	62
Prepaid and other current assets	(59)	1
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(54)	(167)
Unearned revenue	(27)	(72)
Accrued legal settlements	(1)	(180)
Other current liabilities	(81)	(18)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes	58	62
Net change in other assets and liabilities	(54)	(138)
Cash provided by operating activities	1,772	1,401
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(77)	(88)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(25)	(263)
Proceeds from dispositions	85	0
Changes in short-term investments	(3)	5
Cash used for investing activities	(20)	(346)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net	0	489
Payments on senior notes	0	(403)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(421)	(379)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net	(100)	(116)
Purchase of CRISIL shares	0	(25)
Repurchase of treasury shares	(1,144)	(1,108)
Exercise of stock options	38	24
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments and other	(57)	(61)
Cash used for financing activities	(1,684)	(1,579)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(7)	(52)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	61	(576)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,958	2,779
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$ 2,019	$ 2,203