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Benefit Obligations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs Recognized | The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| Pension Benefits |  | Post-retirement Benefits |  | Pension Benefits |  | Post-retirement Benefits |  | Pension Benefits |  | Post-retirement Benefits |  | Pension Benefits |  | Post-retirement Benefits
| (In $ millions)
Service cost | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Interest cost | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 1 |
Expected return on plan assets | (32) |  |  | — |  |  | (34) |  |  | — |  |  | (64) |  |  | — |  |  | (68) |  |  | — |
Total | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
Schedule of Company Commitments to Fund Benefit Obligations | Benefit obligation funding is as follows:
| As of June 30, 2025 |  | Total Expected 2025 |
| (In $ millions) |
Cash contributions to defined benefit pension plans | 14 |  |  | 30 |  |
Benefit payments to nonqualified pension plans | 9 |  |  | 18 |  |
Benefit payments to other postretirement benefit plans | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures | Pension and postretirement benefit plan balances recognized in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets consist of the following:
| As of June 30, 2025 |  | As of December 31, 2024
| Pension Benefits |  | Post-retirement Benefits |  | Pension Benefits |  | Post-retirement Benefits
| (In $ millions)
Noncurrent Other assets | 149 |  |  | — |  |  | 135 |  |  | — |
Current Other liabilities | (22) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (22) |  |  | (3) |
Benefit obligations | (373) |  |  | (33) |  |  | (358) |  |  | (31) |
Net amount recognized | (246) |  |  | (37) |  |  | (245) |  |  | (34) |

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