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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Acquisitions and Divestitures |
Summary of purchase price allocation | The following table shows the preliminary purchase price allocation as of the date acquired and adjustments to September 30, 2025 (in millions):
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​ |  | November 4, 2024 | ​ | ​ | Adjustments |  | September 30, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents | ​ | $ | 198 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 198
Accounts and other receivables | ​ |  | 506 | ​ |  | (44) | ​ |  | 462
Parts and supplies | ​ |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19
Other current assets | ​ | ​ | 64 | ​ | ​ | (2) | ​ | ​ | 62
Assets held for sale (a) | ​ | ​ | 125 | ​ | ​ | (5) | ​ | ​ | 120
Property and equipment | ​ | ​ | 782 | ​ | ​ | (35) | ​ | ​ | 747
Goodwill | ​ | ​ | 3,633 | ​ | ​ | 131 | ​ | ​ | 3,764
Other intangible assets | ​ | ​ | 3,536 | ​ | ​ | (54) | ​ | ​ | 3,482
Other assets | ​ | ​ | 619 | ​ | ​ | (9) | ​ | ​ | 610
Accounts payable | ​ | ​ | (186) | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | (185)
Accrued liabilities | ​ | ​ | (336) | ​ | ​ | (26) | ​ | ​ | (362)
Deferred revenues | ​ | ​ | (77) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (77)
Current portion of long-term debt | ​ | ​ | (5) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (5)
Liabilities held for sale (a) | ​ | ​ | (35) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (35)
Long-term debt, less current portion | ​ | ​ | (510) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (510)
Deferred income taxes | ​ | ​ | (884) | ​ | ​ | 39 | ​ | ​ | (845)
Other liabilities | ​ | ​ | (542) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (542)
Total purchase price | ​ | $ | 6,907 | ​ | $ | (4) | ​ | $ | 6,903
| (a) | Represents Stericycle’s Spain and Portugal subsidiaries. See “Divestitures” below for additional information.

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