BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]


						Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenues:						Dx						BLS						Intercompany eliminations and other						LHI
Revenues						$	2,629.6					$	721.3					$	(5.8)					$	3,345.1

Operating Earnings:
Labor						1,123.6						289.7
Supplies						586.6						111.1
Shipping costs												95.0
Depreciation						61.7						28.6
Other operating expenses						430.2						90.0
Segment operating income						$	427.5					$	106.9											$	534.4
General corporate and unallocated expenses																								(132.4)
Amortization of intangibles and other assets																								(69.6)
Restructuring and other charges																								(6.4)

Total Operating income																								326.0
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense																								(56.0)
Investment income																								6.5
Equity method loss, net																								(0.3)
Other, net																								(1.0)
Earnings from operations before income taxes																								$	275.2


						Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenues:						Dx						BLS						Intercompany eliminations and other						LHI
Revenues						$	2,479.7					$	710.9					$	(14.0)					$	3,176.6

Operating Earnings:
Labor						1,055.7						290.4
Supplies						560.4						103.5
Shipping costs												88.4
Depreciation						61.7						31.2
Other operating expenses						384.0						97.5
Segment operating income						$	417.9					$	99.9											$	517.8
General corporate and unallocated expenses																								(128.9)
Amortization of intangibles and other assets																								(60.1)
Restructuring and other charges																								(5.0)
Goodwill and other asset impairments																								(2.5)
Total Operating income																								321.3
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense																								(46.9)
Investment income																								2.9
Equity method income, net																								0.1
Other, net																								20.0
Earnings from operations before income taxes																								$	297.4