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Supplemental Data | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Supplemental Data |
Supplemental Data | Supplemental Data Supplemental Income Statement Data
| Year Ended December 31
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Advertising expense | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 901 |  |  | $ | 893 |
Research expense | 312 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 269 |
Equity Companies' Data
| Net Sales |  | Gross Profit |  | Operating Profit |  | Net Income |  | Corporation's Share of Net Income
2023 | $ | 3,135 |  |  | $ | 1,003 |  |  | $ | 683 |  |  | $ | 410 |  |  | $ | 196 |
2022 | 2,690 |  |  | 707 |  |  | 438 |  |  | 240 |  |  | 116 |
2021 | 2,501 |  |  | 696 |  |  | 398 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 98 |
| Current Assets |  | Noncurrent Assets |  | Current Liabilities |  | Noncurrent Liabilities |  | Stockholders' Equity
2023 | $ | 1,974 |  |  | $ | 1,362 |  |  | $ | 1,175 |  |  | $ | 1,687 |  |  | $ | 474 |
2022 | 1,585 |  |  | 1,303 |  |  | 814 |  |  | 1,751 |  |  | 323 |
2021 | 1,283 |  |  | 1,219 |  |  | 809 |  |  | 1,334 |  |  | 360 |
Equity companies are principally engaged in operations in the personal care and consumer tissue businesses. At December 31, 2023, our ownership interest in Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries ("KCM") was 47.9 percent. KCM is partially owned by the public, and its stock is publicly traded in Mexico. At December 31, 2023, our investment in this equity company wa s $244, and the est imated fair value of the investment wa s $3.0 billion b ased on the market price of publicly traded shares. Our other equity ownership interests are not significant to our consolidated balance sheet or financial results. At December 31, 2023, undistributed net income of equity companies included in consolidated retained earnings was $1.1 billion. Supplemental Balance Sheet Data
| December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net | 2023 |  | 2022
From customers | $ | 2,063 |  |  | $ | 2,155 |
Other | 150 |  |  | 189 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts | (78) |  |  | (64) |
Total | $ | 2,135 |  |  | $ | 2,280 |
| December 31
| 2023 |  | 2022
Summary of Inventories by Major Class | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total |  | LIFO |  | Non- LIFO |  | Total
Raw materials | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  | $ | 425 |  |  | $ | 572 |
Work in process | 116 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 246 |
Finished goods | 520 |  |  | 692 |  |  | 1,212 |  |  | 518 |  |  | 870 |  |  | 1,388 |
Supplies and other | — |  |  | 311 |  |  | 311 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |  |  | 302 |
| 757 |  |  | 1,390 |  |  | 2,147 |  |  | 804 |  |  | 1,704 |  |  | 2,508 |
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost | (192) |  |  | — |  |  | (192) |  |  | (239) |  |  | — |  |  | (239) |
Total | $ | 565 |  |  | $ | 1,390 |  |  | $ | 1,955 |  |  | $ | 565 |  |  | $ | 1,704 |  |  | $ | 2,269 |
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined on the FIFO or weighted-average cost methods, and at the lower of cost or market, determined on the LIFO cost method.
| December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 2023 |  | 2022
Land | $ | 149 |  |  | $ | 156 |
Buildings | 3,067 |  |  | 3,062 |
Machinery and equipment | 15,132 |  |  | 14,655 |
Construction in progress | 803 |  |  | 676 |
| 19,151 |  |  | 18,549 |
Less accumulated depreciation | (11,238) |  |  | (10,664) |
Total | $ | 7,913 |  |  | $ | 7,885 |
Property, plant and equipment, net in the U.S. as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $4,356 and $4,273, respectively.
| December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | 2023 |  | 2022
Accrued advertising and promotion | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 455 |
Accrued salaries and wages | 518 |  |  | 421 |
Accrued rebates | 268 |  |  | 285 |
Accrued taxes - income and other | 294 |  |  | 318 |
Operating leases | 130 |  |  | 127 |
Accrued interest | 88 |  |  | 82 |
Derivative liabilities | 139 |  |  | 200 |
Other | 355 |  |  | 401 |
Total | $ | 2,316 |  |  | $ | 2,289 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Data
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital | Year Ended December 31
2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Accounts receivable | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | (151) |  |  | $ | (37) |
Inventories | 290 |  |  | (76) |  |  | (417) |
Trade accounts payable | (109) |  |  | 109 |  |  | 627 |
Accrued expenses | 125 |  |  | 92 |  |  | (124) |
Accrued income taxes | 122 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (4) |
Derivatives | (15) |  |  | 9 |  |  | 30 |
Currency and other | 42 |  |  | (20) |  |  | (29) |
Total | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | (17) |  |  | $ | 46 |
| Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Interest paid | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 270 |  |  | $ | 243 |
Income taxes paid | 648 |  |  | 468 |  |  | 492 |
Supplier Finance Program We have a supplier finance program managed through two global financial institutions under which we agree to pay the financial institutions the stated amount of confirmed invoices from our participating suppliers on the invoice due date. We, or the global financial institutions, may terminate our agreements at any time upon 30 days written notice. The global financial institutions may terminate our agreements at any time upon three days written notice in the event there are insufficient funds available for disbursement. We do not provide any forms of guarantees under these agreements. Supplier participation in the program is solely up to the supplier, and the participating suppliers negotiate their arrangements directly with the global financial institutions. We have no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to participate in the program, and their participation has no bearing on our payment terms or amounts due. The payment terms that we have with our suppliers under this program generally range from 75 to 180 days and are considered commercially reasonable. The outstanding amount related to the suppliers participating in this program was $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and was recorded within Trade accounts payable.

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