Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 1,171	$ 1,068
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	25	23
Amortization of intangibles	268	264
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	8	15
Deferred income taxes	(63)	(67)
Stock-based compensation	47	33
Other	61	81
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(222)	(185)
Prepaid and other current assets	12	63
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(678)	(602)
Unearned revenue	181	84
Other current liabilities	(58)	(194)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes	225	192
Net change in other assets and liabilities	(24)	173
Cash provided by operating activities	953	948
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(43)	(24)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(13)	(1)
Changes in short-term investments	(23)	5
Cash used for investing activities	(79)	(20)
Financing Activities:
Additions to short-term debt, net	0	250
Payments on senior notes	(4)	0
Dividends paid to shareholders	(295)	(286)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	(94)	(73)
Repurchase of treasury shares	(650)	(500)
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments, contingent consideration payments and other	(60)	(48)
Cash used for financing activities	(1,103)	(657)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	32	(18)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(197)	253
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,666	1,291
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$ 1,469	$ 1,544