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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax Domestic and Foreign The sources of income from continuing operations before income taxes are:
(dollars in millions)202420232022
United States (1)
$3,016 $938 $4,151 
Foreign3,178 2,898 1,966 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes$6,194 $3,836 $6,117 
(1)    2023 includes the impacts of the Powder Metal Matter.
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) The income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
(dollars in millions)202420232022
Current:
United States:
Federal$443 $213 $1,724 
State179 70 216 
Foreign606 575 513 
1,228 858 2,453 
Future:
United States:
Federal(13)(411)(1,399)
State71 (53)(166)
Foreign(105)62 (98)
 (47)(402)(1,663)
Income tax expense$1,181 $456 $790 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Differences between effective income tax rates and the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate are as follows:
202420232022
(dollars in millions)AmountRateAmountRateAmountRate
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate$1,301 21.0 %$805 21.0 %$1,285 21.0 %
Tax on international activities6 0.1 (27)(0.7)(186)(3.1)
Disposals of businesses126 2.0 — — — — 
U.S. research and development credit(188)(3.0)(168)(4.4)(164)(2.7)
U.S. federal audit settlements and statute lapse(277)(4.5)(59)(1.5)— — 
State income tax, net187 3.0 17 0.4 59 1.0 
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII)(126)(2.0)(142)(3.7)(214)(3.5)
Non-deductible legal charges (1)
1482.4 0.1 — — 
Other4 0.1 25 0.7 10 0.2 
Effective income tax rate$1,181 19.1 %$456 11.9 %$790 12.9 %
(1)    2024 includes the impact of certain non-deductible legal charges related to the Resolution of Certain Legal Matters. See “Note 17: Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities The tax effects of temporary differences and tax carryforwards which gave rise to future income tax benefits and payables at December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
(dollars in millions)20242023
Future income tax benefits:
Insurance and employee benefits$897 $994 
Inventory and contract balances 571 
Warranty provisions221 240 
Capitalization of research and experimental expenditures2,208 1,631 
Other basis differences1,060 779 
Powder Metal Matter455 644 
Tax loss carryforwards1,055 905 
Tax credit carryforwards800 891 
Valuation allowances(1,439)(1,465)
Total future income tax benefits$5,257 $5,190 
Future income taxes payable:
Goodwill and Intangible assets$5,675 $6,228 
Fixed assets1,614 1,739 
Inventory and contract balances193 — 
Other basis differences627 238 
Total future income tax payable$8,109 $8,205 
Summary of Valuation Allowance
Changes to valuation allowances consisted of the following:
(dollars in millions)202420232022
Balance at January 1$1,465 $842 $825 
Additions charged to income tax expense228 170 54 
Reductions credited to income tax expense(239)(58)(82)
Other adjustments (1)
(15)511 45 
Balance at December 31$1,439 $1,465 $842 
(1)     2023 includes the addition of the indefinite-lived tax loss carryforwards now disclosed in connection with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two.
Summary Of Tax Credit Carryforwards At December 31, 2024, tax credit carryforwards, principally state and foreign, and tax loss carryforwards, principally state and foreign, were as follows:
(dollars in millions)Tax Credit CarryforwardsTax Loss Carryforwards
Expiration period:
2025-2029$56 $327 
2030-203437 137 
2035-2044201 1,255 
Indefinite506 3,823 
Total$800 $5,542 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits and interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 is as follows: 
(dollars in millions)202420232022
Balance at January 1$1,442 $1,515 $1,458 
Additions for tax positions related to the current year84 89 106 
Additions for tax positions of prior years164 23 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(13)(141)(56)
Settlements(414)(26)(16)
Balance at December 31$1,263 $1,442 $1,515 
Gross interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits$127 $62 $34 
Total accrued interest balance at December 31255 233 190