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Equity method investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summary of carrying value and fair value of investments

Our investments in Kraft Heinz, Occidental and Berkadia are summarized as follows (in millions). Kraft Heinz and Occidental common stocks are publicly-traded and the fair values are based on quoted market prices as of our balance sheet dates.

	Carrying Value								Fair Value
	September 30, 2025				December 31, 2024				September 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
Kraft Heinz	$	8,605			$	13,395			$	8,480			$	9,994
Occidental		16,468				17,287				12,518				13,053
Berkadia		451				452
	$	25,524			$	31,134

Summary of earnings and distributions received from equity method investments

Our equity in earnings and distributions received from equity method investments are as follows (in millions).

	Equity in Earnings																Distributions Received
	Third Quarter								First Nine Months								Third Quarter								First Nine Months
	2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024
Kraft Heinz*	$	225			$	(78	)		$	(4,571	)		$	164			$	131			$	131			$	391			$	391
Occidental*		77				277				211				740				63				55				183				151
Berkadia		28				23				71				63				34				19				72				37
	$	330			$	222			$	(4,289	)		$	967			$	228			$	205			$	646			$	579

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* We report our equity in Occidental’s earnings on a one-quarter lag and, as indicated below, in the second quarter of 2025, we began reporting our equity in Kraft Heinz’s earnings on a one-quarter lag.

Summarized unaudited financial information

Summarized financial information of Kraft Heinz follows (in millions).

	June 28, 2025				December 28, 2024
Assets	$	81,581			$	88,287
Liabilities		40,089				38,962

	Quarter Ended June 28, 2025				Six Months Ended June 28, 2025				Quarter Ended September 28, 2024				Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024
Net sales	$	6,352			$	12,351			$	6,383			$	19,270
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders		(7,824	)			(7,112	)			(290	)			613

Summarized financial information of Occidental follows (in millions).

	June 30, 2025				September 30, 2024
Assets	$	84,360			$	85,803
Liabilities		48,184				50,869

	Quarter Ended June 30,								Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2025				2024				2025				2024
Total revenues and other income	$	6,456			$	6,879			$	20,136			$	20,418
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders		288				992				757				2,739

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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