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Other (Income) and Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of other income and expense | Components of other (income) and expense are as follows:
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For the three months ended March 31: |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  |  |
Other (income) and expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Gains)/losses on foreign currency transactions (1) |  | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | (205) |  |  |  |  |
(Gains)/losses on derivative instruments (1) |  | (442) |  |  | 287 |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | (191) |  |  | (210) |  |  |  |  |
Net (gains)/losses from securities and investment assets |  | 29 |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |
Retirement-related costs/(income) |  | 23 |  |  | 96 |  |  |  |  |
Other (2) |  | (26) |  |  | (274) |  |  |  |  |
Total other (income) and expense |  | $ | (165) |  |  | $ | (317) |  |  |  |  |
(1)The company uses financial hedging instruments to limit specific currency risks related to foreign currency-based transactions. The hedging program does not hedge 100 percent of currency exposures and defers, versus eliminates, the impact of currency. Refer to note 16, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” for additional information on foreign exchange risk. (2)2024 includes a pre-tax gain of $241 million from the divestiture of The Weather Company assets.

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