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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025:
(dollars in millions) | Level 1(1) |  | Level 2(2) |  | Level 3(3) |  | Total
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Foreign exchange forwards | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable equity securities | 309 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 309 |
Fixed income securities | — |  |  | 304 |  |  | — |  |  | 304 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 1,366 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,366 |
Total | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 1,704 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,013 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,877 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,877 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 166 |  |  | — |  |  | 166 |
Foreign exchange forwards | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Treasury rate locks | — |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |  |  | 97 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | — |  |  | 2,830 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,830 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,074 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,047 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,047 |
(1)Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. (2)Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. (3)Unobservable pricing inputs in the market. The following table presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024:
(dollars in millions) | Level 1(1) |  | Level 2(2) |  | Level 3(3) |  | Total
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |
Interest rate caps | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed income securities | — |  |  | 269 |  |  | — |  |  | 269 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 500 |  |  | — |  |  | 500 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 788 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 788 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,964 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,964 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 345 |  |  | — |  |  | 345 |
Foreign exchange forwards | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Interest rate caps | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Other liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | — |  |  | 3,338 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,338 |
Cross currency swaps | — |  |  | 2,344 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,344 |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,999 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,999 |
(1)Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. (2)Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. (3)Unobservable pricing inputs in the market.
Schedule of Fair Value of Short-Term and Long-Term Debt, Excluding Capital Leases | The fair value of our short-term and long-term debt, excluding finance leases, was as follows:
|  |  | Fair Value
(dollars in millions) | Carrying Amount |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
At September 30, 2025 | $ | 144,276 |  |  | $ | 84,492 |  |  | $ | 57,990 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 142,482 |
At December 31, 2024 | 141,665 |  |  | 81,552 |  |  | 55,464 |  |  | — |  |  | 137,016 |
Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Instruments | The following table sets forth the notional amounts of our outstanding derivative instruments:
| At September 30, |  | At December 31,
(dollars in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024
Interest rate swaps | $ | 23,040 |  |  | $ | 24,025 |
Cross currency swaps | 32,177 |  |  | 32,053 |
Treasury rate locks | 6,000 |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange forwards | 750 |  |  | 620 |
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments Activity | The following tables summarize the activities of our designated derivatives:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Interest Rate Swaps: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional value entered into | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Notional value settled | — |  |  | 1,254 |  |  | 985 |  |  | 1,254 |
Pre-tax gain (loss) recognized in Interest expense | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Cross Currency Swaps: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional value entered into | 2,294 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,294 |  |  | 2,146 |
Notional value settled | 995 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,170 |  |  | 3,619 |
Pre-tax gain (loss) on cross currency swaps recognized in Interest expense | (206) |  |  | 1,272 |  |  | 3,293 |  |  | 438 |
Pre-tax gain (loss) on hedged debt recognized in Interest expense | 206 |  |  | (1,272) |  |  | (3,293) |  |  | (438) |
Excluded components recognized in Other comprehensive loss | (191) |  |  | (573) |  |  | (1,068) |  |  | (407) |
Initial value of the excluded component amortized into Interest expense | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 73 |
Treasury Rate Locks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional value entered into | 1,100 |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | 1,000 |
Notional value settled | — |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |
Pre-tax loss recognized in Other comprehensive loss | (42) |  |  | (21) |  |  | (97) |  |  | (21) |
| Nine Months Ended
| September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024
Other, net Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |  |  |
Cash paid for settlement of interest rate swaps, net | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | (6) |
Cash received (paid) for settlement of treasury rate locks | — |  |  | (21) |
Other, net Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |  |  |
Cash paid for settlement of cross currency swaps, net | (91) |  |  | (243) |
The following table summarizes the activity of our derivatives not designated in hedging relationships:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Foreign Exchange Forwards: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional value entered into | $ | 2,050 |  |  | $ | 1,660 |  |  | $ | 6,030 |  |  | $ | 6,940 |
Notional value settled | 2,030 |  |  | 1,640 |  |  | 5,900 |  |  | 7,370 |
Pre-tax gain (loss) recognized in Other income, net | (8) |  |  | 21 |  |  | 80 |  |  | (2) |
Treasury Rate Locks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional value entered into | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,250 |  |  | — |
Notional value settled | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,250 |  |  | — |
Pre-tax loss recognized in Interest expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |
Schedule of Cumulative Basis Adjustments for Fair Value hedges | The following table displays the amounts recorded in Long-term debt in our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for our interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges. The cumulative amounts exclude cumulative basis adjustments related to foreign exchange risk.
| At September 30, |  | At December 31,
(dollars in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024
Carrying amount of hedged liabilities | $ | 18,434 |  |  | $ | 18,863 |
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged liabilities | (4,598) |  |  | (5,192) |
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment remaining for which hedge accounting has been discontinued | 223 |  |  | 281 |

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