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DIRECT COSTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Disclosure of direct costs | Direct costs include all attributable expenses except interest, taxes and fair value changes, and primarily relate to cost of sales and compensation. The following table lists direct costs for 2022 and 2021 by nature:
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DEC. 31 (MILLIONS) | 2022 |  | 2021
Cost of sales | $ | 54,044 |  |  | $ | 44,149 |
Compensation | 9,849 |  |  | 7,804 |
Depreciation and amortization | 7,683 |  |  | 6,437 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,931 |  |  | 3,197 |
Property taxes, sales taxes and other | 3,004 |  |  | 2,413 |
| $ | 78,511 |  |  | $ | 64,000 |

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