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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Acquisitions and Divestitures |
Summary of purchase price allocation | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | November 4, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents | ​ | $ | 198
Accounts and other receivables (a) |  |  | 506
Parts and supplies | ​ | ​ | 19
Other current assets | ​ | ​ | 64
Assets held for sale (b) | ​ | ​ | 125
Property and equipment | ​ | ​ | 782
Goodwill | ​ | ​ | 3,633
Other intangible assets | ​ | ​ | 3,536
Other assets | ​ | ​ | 619
Accounts payable | ​ | ​ | (186)
Accrued liabilities | ​ | ​ | (336)
Deferred revenues | ​ | ​ | (77)
Current portion of long-term debt | ​ | ​ | (5)
Liabilities held for sale (b) | ​ | ​ | (35)
Long-term debt, less current portion | ​ | ​ | (510)
Deferred income taxes | ​ | ​ | (884)
Other liabilities | ​ | ​ | (542)
Total purchase price | ​ | $ | 6,907
| (a) | Includes allowance for doubtful accounts of $130 million. See Note 2 for further discussion.
| (b) | Includes Stericycle’s Spain and Portugal subsidiaries. See “Assets Held for Sale” under 2024 Divestitures for additional information.
Summary of pro forma results | ​
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​ |  | 2024 | 2023
Operating revenues | ​ | $ | 24,258 | $ | 23,066
Net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ |  | 2,614 |  | 1,843
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