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Supplemental Data (Tables) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Supplemental Income Statement Data | Supplemental Income Statement Data
|  | Year Ended December 31
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Advertising expense |  | $ | 1,184 |  |  | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 901 |
Research expense |  | 338 |  |  | 312 |  |  | 292 |
Equity Companies' Data | Equity Companies' Data
|  | Net Sales |  | Gross Profit |  | Operating Profit |  | Net Income |  | Corporation’s Share of Net Income
2024 |  | $ | 3,180 |  |  | $ | 1,063 |  |  | $ | 727 |  |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 216 |
2023 |  | 3,135 |  |  | 1,003 |  |  | 683 |  |  | 410 |  |  | 196 |
2022 |  | 2,690 |  |  | 707 |  |  | 438 |  |  | 240 |  |  | 116 |
|  | Current Assets |  | Non-Current Assets |  | Current Liabilities |  | Non-Current Liabilities |  | Stockholders’ Equity
2024 |  | $ | 1,536 |  |  | $ | 1,135 |  |  | $ | 1,050 |  |  | $ | 1,177 |  |  | $ | 444 |
2023 |  | 1,974 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 1,175 |  |  | 1,687 |  |  | 474 |
2022 |  | 1,585 |  |  | 1,303 |  |  | 814 |  |  | 1,751 |  |  | 323 |
Summary of Inventories by Major Class |
|  | December 31
|  | 2024 |  | 2023
Summary of Inventories by Major Class |  | LIFO |  | Non-LIFO |  | Total |  | LIFO |  | Non-LIFO |  | Total
Raw materials |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 261 |  |  | $ | 383 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 413 |
Work in process |  | 116 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 211 |
Finished goods |  | 510 |  |  | 631 |  |  | 1,141 |  |  | 520 |  |  | 692 |  |  | 1,212 |
Supplies and other |  | — |  |  | 308 |  |  | 308 |  |  | — |  |  | 311 |  |  | 311 |
|  | 748 |  |  | 1,274 |  |  | 2,022 |  |  | 757 |  |  | 1,390 |  |  | 2,147 |
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost |  | (200) |  |  | — |  |  | (200) |  |  | (192) |  |  | — |  |  | (192) |
Total |  | $ | 548 |  |  | $ | 1,274 |  |  | $ | 1,822 |  |  | $ | 565 |  |  | $ | 1,390 |  |  | $ | 1,955 |
Summary of Other Current Assets | $ 728 | $ 520
Property, Plant and Equipment |
|  | December 31
Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Land |  | $ | 157 |  |  | $ | 149 |
Buildings |  | 2,901 |  |  | 3,067 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 15,020 |  |  | 15,132 |
Construction in progress |  | 854 |  |  | 803 |
|  | 18,932 |  |  | 19,151 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  | (11,419) |  |  | (11,238) |
Total |  | $ | 7,513 |  |  | $ | 7,913 |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities |
|  | December 31
Summary of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Accrued advertising and promotion |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 524 |
Accrued salaries and wages |  | 462 |  |  | 518 |
Accrued rebates |  | 245 |  |  | 268 |
Accrued taxes - income and other |  | 288 |  |  | 294 |
Operating leases |  | 131 |  |  | 130 |
2024 Transformation Initiative liabilities |  | 130 |  |  | — |
Accrued interest |  | 99 |  |  | 88 |
Derivative liabilities |  | 82 |  |  | 139 |
Other |  | 342 |  |  | 355 |
Total |  | $ | 2,319 |  |  | $ | 2,316 |
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital | Supplemental Cash Flow Statement Data
Summary of Cash Flow Effects of Operating Working Capital |  | Year Ended December 31
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | (151) |
Inventories |  | 10 |  |  | 290 |  |  | (76) |
Trade accounts payable |  | 179 |  |  | (109) |  |  | 109 |
Accrued expenses |  | 106 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 92 |
Accrued income taxes |  | (110) |  |  | 122 |  |  | 20 |
Derivatives |  | 79 |  |  | (15) |  |  | 9 |
Currency and other |  | (134) |  |  | 42 |  |  | (20) |
Total |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | (17) |
Supplemental Cash Flow Data |
|  | Year Ended December 31
Other Cash Flow Data |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Interest paid |  | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 270 |
Income taxes paid |  | 587 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 468 |
Supplier Finance Program | The rollforward of the Company's outstanding obligations confirmed as valid under its supplier finance program for the year ended December 31, 2024, are as follows:
|  | 2024
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 960 |
Invoices confirmed during the year |  | 3,033 |
Confirmed invoices paid during the year |  | (2,989) |
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the end of the year |  | $ | 1,004 |
Accounts Receivable, Net |  |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Data |
|  | December 31
Summary of Accounts Receivable, Net |  | 2024 |  | 2023
From customers |  | $ | 1,908 |  |  | $ | 2,063 |
Other |  | 154 |  |  | 150 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts and sales discounts |  | (53) |  |  | (78) |
Total |  | $ | 2,009 |  |  | $ | 2,135 |

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