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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Major Classes of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the shorter of the asset’s estimated useful life or the lease term, if related to leased property, as follows:

Buildings and leasehold improvements			3			-			40 years
Equipment			3			-			10 years
Furniture and fixtures			5			-			10 years
Transportation equipment			3			-			20 years

The major classes of property and equipment were as follows:

						December 31,
(in millions)						2025						2024
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements						$	385					$	367
Equipment						903						840
Transportation equipment						88						85
Furniture and fixtures						62						62
Property and equipment, gross						1,438						1,354
Less accumulated depreciation						(905)						(819)
Property and equipment, net						$	533					$	535

Definite-Lived Identifiable Intangible Assets Amortized

Definite-lived other identifiable intangible assets are amortized primarily using an accelerated method that reflects the pattern in which the Company expects to benefit from the use of the asset over its estimated remaining useful life as follows:

Client relationships and backlog			1			-			25 years
Software and related assets			1			-			10 years
Trademarks, trade names and other			1			-			17 years
Databases			1			-			9 years
Non-compete agreements			2			-			5 years

The following is a summary of other identifiable intangible assets:

						December 31, 2025																		December 31, 2024
			(in millions)						Gross Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Amount						Gross Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Amount
Definite-lived identifiable intangible assets:
Client relationships and backlog						$	6,653					$	(3,566)					$	3,087					$	5,690					$	(2,966)					$	2,724
Software and related assets						4,466						(2,782)						1,684						3,914						(2,358)						1,556
Trademarks, trade names and other						570						(406)						164						539						(350)						189
Databases						1,892						(1,873)						19						1,773						(1,751)						22
Non-compete agreements						11						(3)						8						14						(6)						8
						$	13,592					$	(8,630)					$	4,962					$	11,930					$	(7,431)					$	4,499

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