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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income before income taxes
Income before income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,202320222021
United States$2,766 $3,452 $3,538 
International10,186 8,234 8,887 
Total$12,952 $11,686 $12,425 
Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)
Income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
United StatesState and LocalInternationalTotal
2023    
Current$83 $129 $2,039 $2,251 
Deferred(135)(78)211 (2)
2022    
Current$468 $118 $1,651 $2,237 
Deferred(121)(4)(122)
2021    
Current$243 $106 $1,378 $1,727 
Deferred229 (10)675 
1
894 
1 Includes net tax expense of $195 million related to changes in tax laws in certain foreign jurisdictions.
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates
A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and our effective tax rate is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,202320222021
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State and local income taxes — net of federal benefit1.1 1.4 1.1 
Earnings in jurisdictions taxed at rates different from the statutory U.S.
   federal tax rate
(0.3)(0.6)2.3 
2
Equity income or loss(2.1)(2.7)(2.0)
Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation(0.3)(0.7)(0.5)
Other — net(2.0)
1
(0.3)(0.8)
3
Effective tax rate17.4 %18.1 %21.1 %
1 Includes net tax benefit of $118 million (or a 0.9% impact on our effective tax rate) related to domestic provision to return adjustments, as well as for various discrete tax items. Also includes a tax benefit of $88 million (or a 0.7% impact on our effective tax rate) associated with the change in the Company’s indefinite reinvestment assertion for our Philippines and Bangladesh bottling operations.
2 Includes net tax charges of $375 million (or a 3.0% impact on our effective tax rate) related to changes in tax laws in certain foreign jurisdictions, amounts required to be recorded for changes to our uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, in various international jurisdictions, as well as other discrete items.
3 Includes a tax benefit of $14 million (or a 1.5% impact on our effective tax rate) associated with the $834 million gain recorded upon the acquisition of the remaining ownership interest in BodyArmor. Refer to Note 2.
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the changes in the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,202320222021
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$926 $906 $915 
Increase related to prior period tax positions2 
Decrease related to prior period tax positions(25)— (50)
Increase related to current period tax positions32 38 37 
Decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities (2)(4)
Decrease due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations(2)— — 
Effect of foreign currency translation(4)(22)(1)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$929 $926 $906 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
December 31,20232022
Deferred tax assets:  
Property, plant and equipment$25 $40 
Trademarks and other intangible assets1,414 1,617 
Equity method investments (including net foreign currency translation adjustments)239 366 
Derivative financial instruments156 207 
Other liabilities1,709 1,503 
Benefit plans554 522 
Net operating loss carryforwards273 248 
Other445 530 
Gross deferred tax assets4,815 5,033 
Valuation allowances(396)(424)
Total deferred tax assets$4,419 $4,609 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Property, plant and equipment$(748)$(741)
Trademarks and other intangible assets(1,917)(1,843)
Equity method investments (including net foreign currency translation adjustments)(1,633)(1,632)
Derivative financial instruments(282)(488)
Other liabilities(330)(372)
Benefit plans(428)(490)
Other(159)(211)
Total deferred tax liabilities$(5,497)$(5,777)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$(1,078)$(1,168)
Summary of Valuation Allowance
An analysis of our deferred tax asset valuation allowances is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,202320222021
Balance at beginning of year$424 $401 $406 
Additions28 47 25 
Deductions(56)(24)(30)
Balance at end of year$396 $424 $401