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BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION |
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION | 4. BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION ​
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​ | ​ | September 30 | ​ | December 31
(millions) |  | 2025 | ​ | 2024
Accounts receivable, net | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Accounts receivable | ​ | ​ | $3,244.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $2,987.5 | ​
Allowance for expected credit losses and other accruals | ​ | ​ | (130.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (122.5) | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $3,114.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $2,865.0 | ​
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Inventories | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Finished goods | ​ | ​ | $991.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $962.2 | ​
Raw materials and parts | ​ | ​ | 639.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 607.4 | ​
Inventories at FIFO cost | ​ | ​ | 1,631.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,569.6 | ​
FIFO cost to LIFO cost difference | ​ | ​ | (96.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (104.7) | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $1,534.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,464.9 | ​
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Other current assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Prepaid assets | ​ | ​ | $186.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $151.4 | ​
Taxes receivable | ​ | ​ | 204.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 163.3 | ​
Derivative assets | ​ | ​ | 1.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 13.4 | ​
Other | ​ | ​ | 108.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 110.9 | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $501.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $439.0 | ​
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Property, plant and equipment, net | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Land | ​ | ​ | $150.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $144.5 | ​
Buildings and leasehold improvements | ​ | ​ | 1,203.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,152.8 | ​
Machinery and equipment | ​ | ​ | 2,381.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2,248.5 | ​
Dispensing and monitoring equipment (1) | ​ | ​ | 3,206.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2,925.3 | ​
Capitalized software | ​ | ​ | 1,159.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1,037.8 | ​
Construction in progress | ​ | ​ | 763.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 679.3 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | 8,864.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 8,188.2 | ​
Accumulated depreciation | ​ | ​ | (4,801.4) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (4,435.8) | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $4,062.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $3,752.4 | ​
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Other intangible assets, net | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Intangible assets not subject to amortization | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Trade names | ​ | ​ | $1,230.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,230.0 | ​
Intangible assets subject to amortization | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Customer relationships | ​ | ​ | 3,381.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3,279.8 | ​
Patents | ​ | ​ | 514.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 504.6 | ​
Trademarks | ​ | ​ | 378.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 371.9 | ​
Other technologies | ​ | ​ | 546.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 541.8 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | 4,821.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 4,698.1 | ​
Accumulated amortization | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Customer relationships | ​ | ​ | (2,030.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1,814.1) | ​
Patents | ​ | ​ | (362.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (340.6) | ​
Trademarks | ​ | ​ | (263.7) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (236.3) | ​
Other technologies | ​ | ​ | (259.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (228.3) | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | (2,915.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (2,619.3) | ​
Net intangible assets subject to amortization | ​ | ​ | 1,905.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2,078.8 | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $3,135.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $3,308.8 | ​
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Other assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Deferred income taxes | ​ | ​ | $166.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $155.5 | ​
Pension | ​ | ​ | 170.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 151.0 | ​
Derivative asset | ​ | ​ | 2.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 45.1 | ​
Other | ​ | ​ | 371.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 318.8 | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $712.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $670.4 | ​
​ (1) Dispensing and monitoring equipment was previously referred to as merchandising and customer equipment. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
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​ | ​ | September 30 | ​ | December 31
(millions) |  | 2025 | ​ | 2024
Other current liabilities | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Discounts and rebates | ​ | ​ | $463.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $452.2 | ​
Dividends payable | ​ | ​ | 184.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 184.2 | ​
Interest payable | ​ | ​ | 60.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 62.6 | ​
Taxes payable, other than income | ​ | ​ | 180.7 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 171.8 | ​
Derivative liability | ​ | ​ | 6.1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3.0 | ​
Restructuring | ​ | ​ | 71.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 71.6 | ​
Contract liability | ​ | ​ | 116.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 102.0 | ​
Operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 160.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 142.3 | ​
Other | ​ | ​ | 267.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 323.0 | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | $1,509.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1,512.7 | ​
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net of tax | ​ | ​ | ($7.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | $4.6 | ​
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit expense, net of tax | ​ | ​ | (547.7) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (538.4) | ​
Cumulative translation, net of tax | ​ | ​ | (1,349.1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1,448.2) | ​
Total | ​ | ​ | ($1,903.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($1,982.0) | ​
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