CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Consolidated net income	$ 2,276	$ 2,240	$ 1,817
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	2,071	2,038	1,999
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	83	49	(77)
Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation liabilities	130	112	111
Provision for bad debts	56	50	37
Equity-based compensation expense	93	84	108
Net gain on disposal of assets	(42)	(21)	(25)
Goodwill impairment	168
(Gain) loss from divestitures, asset impairments (other than goodwill) and other, net	75	62	(16)
Equity in net losses of unconsolidated entities, net of dividends	60	67	38
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net			220
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables	(161)	(329)	28
Other current assets	(2)	(35)	(39)
Other assets	61	42	34
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	90	393	206
Deferred revenues and other liabilities	(239)	(216)	(103)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,719	4,536	4,338
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(170)	(377)	(75)
Capital expenditures	(2,895)	(2,587)	(1,904)
Proceeds from divestitures of businesses and other assets, net of cash divested	78	27	96
Other, net	(104)	(126)	(11)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,091)	(3,063)	(1,894)
Cash flows from financing activities:
New borrowings	21,306	8,688	7,948
Debt repayments	(20,394)	(7,328)	(8,404)
Premiums and other paid on early extinguishment of debt			(211)
Common stock repurchase program	(1,302)	(1,500)	(1,350)
Cash dividends	(1,136)	(1,077)	(970)
Exercise of common stock options	44	44	66
Tax payments associated with equity-based compensation transactions	(31)	(39)	(28)
Other, net	(11)	(4)	49
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,524)	(1,216)	(2,900)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents	3	(6)	2
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents	107	251	(454)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	445	194	648
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 552	$ 445	$ 194