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Employee Related Obligations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Compensation Related Costs [Abstract] |
Employee Related Obligations | At the end of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, employee related obligations recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Pension benefits |  | $ | 5,761 |  |  | 5,538 |
Postretirement benefits |  | 2,229 |  |  | 2,297 |
Postemployment benefits |  | 3,078 |  |  | 3,004 |
Deferred compensation |  | 250 |  |  | 338 |
Total employee obligations |  | 11,318 |  |  | 11,177 |
Less current benefits payable |  | 547 |  |  | 514 |
Employee related obligations — non-current |  | $ | 10,771 |  |  | 10,663 |

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