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Equity method investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Summary of carrying value and fair value of investments | Kraft Heinz and Occidental common stocks are publicly traded. The fair values and our carrying values of these investments are included in the following table (in millions).
| Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
| March 31, 2024 |  |  | December 31, 2023 |  |  | March 31, 2024 |  |  | December 31, 2023 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 13,274 |  |  | $ | 13,230 |  |  | $ | 12,009 |  |  | $ | 12,035 |
Occidental |  | 15,873 |  |  |  | 15,410 |  |  |  | 16,119 |  |  |  | 14,552 |
Other |  | 438 |  |  |  | 426 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 29,585 |  |  | $ | 29,066 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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). As previously described, on The earnings we recorded in the first quarter of 2024 and 2023 for Occidental represented our share of its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively.
| Equity in Earnings |  |  | Distributions Received |
| First Quarter |  |  | First Quarter |
| 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 130 |
Occidental |  | 263 |  |  |  | 370 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 25 |
Other |  | 15 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |
| $ | 493 |  |  | $ | 688 |  |  | $ | 175 |  |  | $ | 155 |
Summarized unaudited financial information of Kraft Heinz | Summarized consolidated financial information of Kraft Heinz follows (in millions).
| March 30, 2024 |  |  | December 30, 2023 |
Assets | $ | 90,309 |  |  | $ | 90,339 |
Liabilities |  | 40,621 |  |  |  | 40,617 |
| First Quarter |
| 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Sales | $ | 6,411 |  |  | $ | 6,489 |
Net earnings attributable to Kraft Heinz common shareholders |  | 801 |  |  |  | 836 |
Summarized consolidated financial information of Occidental follows (in millions).
| December 31, 2023 |  |  | September 30, 2023 |
Assets | $ | 74,008 |  |  | $ | 71,287 |
Liabilities |  | 43,659 |  |  |  | 42,515 |
| Quarter ending December 31, 2023 |  |  | Quarter ending December 31, 2022 |
Total revenues and other income | $ | 7,529 |  |  | $ | 8,326 |
Net earnings attributable to Occidental common shareholders |  | 1,029 |  |  |  | 1,727 |

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