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Supplemental Data (Tables) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

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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