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Equity method investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Summary of carrying value and fair value of investments | The fair values and our carrying values of these investments are included in the following table (in millions).
| Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
| March 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024 |  |  | March 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 13,523 |  | $ | 13,395 |  |  | $ | 9,903 |  | $ | 9,994 |
Occidental |  | 17,165 |  |  | 17,287 |  |  |  | 13,078 |  |  | 13,053 |
Berkadia |  | 456 |  |  | 452 |  |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 31,144 |  | $ | 31,134 |  |  |  |  |  |
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 the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 for Occidental represented our share of its earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
| Equity in Earnings |  |  | Distributions Received |
| First Quarter |  |  | First Quarter |
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 195 |  | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 130 |  | $ | 130 |
Occidental |  | (82 | ) |  | 263 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  | 41 |
Berkadia |  | 13 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  | 4 |
| $ | 126 |  | $ | 493 |  |  | $ | 195 |  | $ | 175 |
Summarized unaudited financial information | Summarized consolidated financial information of Kraft Heinz follows (in millions).
| March 29, 2025 |  |  | December 28, 2024 |
Assets | $ | 90,274 |  |  | $ | 88,287 |
Liabilities |  | 40,669 |  |  |  | 38,962 |
| First Quarter |
| 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Sales | $ | 5,999 |  |  | $ | 6,411 |
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders |  | 712 |  |  |  | 801 |
Summarized consolidated financial information of Occidental follows (in millions).
| December 31, 2024 |  |  | September 30, 2024 |
Assets | $ | 85,445 |  |  | $ | 85,803 |
Liabilities |  | 50,965 |  |  |  | 50,869 |
| Quarter ended December 31, |
| 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
Total revenues and other income | $ | 6,837 |  |  | $ | 7,529 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders |  | (297 | ) |  |  | 1,029 |

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