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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income before income taxes
Income before income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,202420232022
United States$3,757 $2,766 $3,452 
International9,329 10,186 8,234 
Total$13,086 $12,952 $11,686 
Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)
Income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
United StatesState and LocalInternationalTotal
2024    
Current$324 $143 $1,981 $2,448 
Deferred(254)(134)377 (11)
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)
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 31,202420232022
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State and local income taxes — net of federal benefit1.1 1.1 1.4 
Earnings in jurisdictions taxed at rates different from the statutory U.S.
   federal tax rate
1.0 
1
(0.3)(0.6)
Equity income or loss(2.6)(2.1)(2.7)
Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation(0.5)(0.3)(0.7)
Other — net(1.4)(2.0)
2
(0.3)
Effective tax rate18.6 %17.4 %18.1 %
1Includes net tax expense of $161 million (or a 1.2% impact on our effective tax rate) related to agreed-upon tax issues with certain foreign jurisdictions.
2Includes a 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.
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 31,202420232022
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$929 $926 $906 
Increase related to prior period tax positions33 
Decrease related to prior period tax positions(52)(25)— 
Increase related to current period tax positions30 32 38 
Decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities(57)— (2)
Decrease due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (2)— 
Effect of foreign currency translation(3)(4)(22)
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$880 $929 $926 
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 31,20242023
Deferred tax assets:  
Property, plant and equipment$23 $25 
Goodwill and intangible assets1,133 1,414 
Equity method investments (including net foreign currency translation adjustments)503 239 
Derivative financial instruments332 156 
Other liabilities2,650 1,709 
Benefit plans483 554 
Net operating loss, and other carryforwards874 357 
Other325 361 
Gross deferred tax assets6,323 4,815 
Valuation allowances(485)(396)
Total deferred tax assets$5,838 $4,419 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Property, plant and equipment$(777)$(748)
Goodwill and intangible assets(1,750)(1,917)
Equity method investments (including net foreign currency translation adjustments)(1,649)(1,633)
Derivative financial instruments(877)(282)
Other liabilities(443)(330)
Benefit plans(441)(428)
Other(1,051)
1
(159)
Total deferred tax liabilities$(6,988)$(5,497)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$(1,150)$(1,078)
1Includes deferred tax associated with timing differences related to the IRS Tax Litigation Deposit. Refer to Note 12.
Summary of Valuation Allowance
An analysis of our deferred tax asset valuation allowances is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,202420232022
Balance at beginning of year$396 $424 $401 
Additions141 28 47 
Deductions(52)(56)(24)
Balance at end of year$485 $396 $424