What where the three most significant sources of cash?

What where the most significant uses of cash?

2017 2016

Net earnings 1,142,503.00 949,622.00

Adjustments to reconcile net earning to cash provided by operating activies:

Sharebased compensation expense 83,883.00 79,466.00

Depreciation and amortization 901,992.00 662,710.00

Amortization of det issuance and other debtrelated cost 31,852.00 45,137.00

Loss on extinguishment of debt 86,460.00

Loss on foreign exchange remeasurement 101,228.00

Deferred income taxes (51,846.00) 93,871.00

Provision for losses on receivables 20,672.00 20,372.00

Other noncash items 6,704.00 23,347.00

Additional changes in ceratin assets and liabilities, net of effects of businessess acquired

Decrease (Increase) in receivables 20,452.00 (27,311.00)

(Increase) decrease in inventories (113,647.00) 66,937.00

Decrease (Increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets 8,158.00 (8,468.00)

Increase in accounts payable 322,775.00 23,863.00

(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses (28,422.00) (178,275.00)

(Decrease) increase in accured income taxes (74,590.00) 231,542.00

(Increase) in other assets (36,449.00) (6,639.00)

(Decrease) in other longterm liabilities (18,629.00) (196,190.00)

Excess tax benefits from sharebased compensation arrangements (38,983.00) (34,530.00)

Net cash provided by operating activities 2,176,425.00 1,933,142.00

Additions to plant and equipment (686,378.00) (527,346.00)

Proceeds from sales of plant and equipment 23,715.00 23,511.00

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (2,921,798.00) (219,218.00)

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash 168,274.00

Purchase of foreign currency options (103,501.00)

Proceeds from the slae of foreign currency option 57,452.00

Net cash used for investing activities (3,584,461.00) (600,828.00)

Bank and commercial paper borrowings (repayments) 119,700.00

Other debt borrowings including senior notes 753,834.00 5,134,709.00

Other debt repayments (143,664.00) (126,797.00)

Redemption of senior notes (5,050,000.00)

Debt issuance cost (8,599.00) (39,676.00)

Cash paid for settlement of cash flow hedging (6,134.00)

Cash received (paid) from termination of interest rate swap agreements 14,496.00

Proceeds from stock option exercise 204,805.00 282,455.00

Treasury stock purchases (1,886,121.00) (1,949,445.00)

Dividends paid (698,647.00) (698,869.00)

Excess tax benefits from sharebased compensation arrangements 38,983.00 34,530.00

Net cash used for finanicing activities (1,619,709.00) (2,404,731.00)