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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 887,647 $ 747,685
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 510,825 528,645
Goodwill and other asset impairment charges 62,176 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt 0 4,253
Stock-based compensation expense 83,378 101,559
Deferred income taxes 91,207 68,989
Equity investment loss, net 887 91,532
Other non-cash losses, net 14,668 11,522
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:    
Accounts receivable (67,585) (144,688)
Inventories 1,103 913
Other current assets (50,210) (153,428)
Other long-term assets (47,733) (21)
Accounts payable (47,803) 97,879
Accrued compensation and benefits (64,671) 19,279
Other current liabilities (50,713) 16,462
Income taxes 453 (30,635)
Other long-term liabilities 6,101 (14,172)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,329,730 1,345,774
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Additions of property and equipment (431,323) (430,434)
Acquisitions (41,693) (118,337)
Proceeds from asset and business sales 16,297 32,337
Purchase of debt investments held-to-maturity (66,788) (15,842)
Purchase of other debt and equity investments (29,832) (3,352)
Proceeds from debt investments held-to-maturity 17,020 38,051
Proceeds from sale of other debt and equity investments 4,382 6,706
Purchase of equity method investments (221,839) (2,466)
Distributions from equity method investments 329 1,514
Net cash used in investing activities (753,447) (491,823)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Borrowings 3,511,331 4,672,170
Payments on long-term debt (3,021,008) (3,880,721)
Deferred and debt related financing costs (10,602) (26,416)
Purchase Of Treasury Stock From Related Party (419,318) (430,286)
Other purchases of treasury stock (450,862) (1,033,887)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (243,786) (232,721)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans 14,509 17,583
Payment of tax withholdings on net share settlements of equity awards (68,968) (33,764)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 4,636 3,999
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests 0 169
Purchases of noncontrolling interests (70,593) (16,385)
Net cash used in financing activities (754,661) (960,259)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (109) 21,897
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (178,487) (84,411)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the year 757,747 879,825
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period $ 579,260 $ 795,414