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Fair value measurement (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities on Recurring Basis
The fair values of each major class of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
Quoted prices
in active markets 
for identical assets
(Level 1)
Significant
other observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
Fair value measurement as of September 30, 2024, using:Total
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury bills$— $996 $— $996 
Money market mutual funds7,437 — — 7,437 
Other short-term interest-bearing securities— 143 — 143 
Equity securities5,057 — — 5,057 
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts— 99 — 99 
Cross-currency swap contracts— — 
Interest rate swap contracts— — 
Total assets$12,494 $1,251 $— $13,745 
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts$— $121 $— $121 
Cross-currency swap contracts— 361 — 361 
Interest rate swap contracts— 404 — 404 
Contingent consideration obligations
— — 112 112 
Total liabilities$— $886 $112 $998 
Quoted prices
in active markets 
for identical assets
(Level 1)
Significant
other observable
inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)
Fair value measurement as of December 31, 2023, using:Total
Assets:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury bills$— $— $— $— 
Money market mutual funds10,266 — — 10,266 
Other short-term interest-bearing securities— 138 — 138 
Equity securities4,514 — — 4,514 
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts— 145 — 145 
Cross-currency swap contracts— — — — 
Interest rate swap contracts— — — — 
Total assets$14,780 $283 $— $15,063 
Liabilities:
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts$— $116 $— $116 
Cross-currency swap contracts— 405 — 405 
Interest rate swap contracts— 571 — 571 
Contingent consideration obligations
— — 96 96 
Total liabilities$— $1,092 $96 $1,188 
Contingent Consideration Obligations
Changes in the carrying amounts of contingent consideration obligations were as follows (in millions):
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2024202320242023
Beginning balance$107 $248 $96 $270 
Payments(2)(3)(6)(7)
Net changes in valuations(147)22 (165)
Ending balance$112 $98 $112 $98