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Equity method investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Summary of carrying value and fair value of investments | The common stock of Kraft Heinz and Occidental are publicly traded. The fair values and carrying values of these two investments in addition to the carrying values of our other significant equity method investments are summarized as follows (in millions).
| Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
| December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
| 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 13,230 |  |  | $ | 12,937 |  |  | $ | 12,035 |  |  | $ | 13,249 |
Occidental |  | 15,410 |  |  |  | 11,484 |  |  |  | 14,552 |  |  |  | 12,242 |
Other |  | 426 |  |  |  | 3,629 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 29,066 |  |  | $ | 28,050 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of earnings and distributions received from equity method investments | Our earnings and distributions received from equity method investments are summarized in the following table (in millions). The earnings we recorded in 2023 for Occidental included our share of its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2022 and first nine months of 2023. The earnings we recorded in 2022 for Occidental included our share of its earnings from August 4, 2022 through September 30, 2022.
| Equity in Earnings |  |  | Distributions Received |
| Year ended December 31, |  |  | Year ended December 31, |
| 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 758 |  |  | $ | 628 |  |  | $ | 269 |  |  | $ | 521 |  |  | $ | 521 |  |  | $ | 521 |
Occidental |  | 1,077 |  |  |  | 323 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  | 138 |  |  |  | 912 |  |  |  | 617 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 284 |  |  |  | 1,057 |
| $ | 1,973 |  |  | $ | 1,863 |  |  | $ | 886 |  |  | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 829 |  |  | $ | 1,578 |
Summarized unaudited financial information of Kraft Heinz | Summarized consolidated financial information of Kraft Heinz follows (in millions).
| December 30, 2023 |  |  | December 31, 2022 |
Assets | $ | 90,339 |  |  | $ | 90,513 |
Liabilities |  | 40,617 |  |  |  | 41,643 |
| Year ended |
| December 30, 2023 |  |  | December 31, 2022 |  |  | December 25, 2021 |
Sales | $ | 26,640 |  |  | $ | 26,485 |  |  | $ | 26,042 |
Net earnings attributable to Kraft Heinz common shareholders |  | 2,855 |  |  |  | 2,363 |  |  |  | 1,012 |
Summarized consolidated financial information of Occidental follows (in millions).
| September 30, 2023 |  |  | December 31, 2022 |
Assets | $ | 71,827 |  |  | $ | 72,609 |
Liabilities |  | 42,515 |  |  |  | 42,524 |
|  | Twelve months ending September 30, 2023 |
Total revenues and other income |  | $ | 29,715 |
Net earnings attributable to Occidental common shareholders |  |  | 4,471 |

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