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Employee Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of the Benefit Obligation, the Fair Value of Plan Assets, and the Funded Status
A summary of the benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets, as well as the funded status for the retirement and postretirement plans as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, is as follows (benefits paid in the table below include only those amounts contributed directly to or paid directly from plan assets): 
(in millions)Retirement PlansPostretirement Plans
 2022202120222021
Net benefit obligation at beginning of year$2,122 $2,220 $28 $36 
Service cost— — 
Interest cost48 40 
Plan participants’ contributions— — — 
Actuarial gain 1
(636)(55)(6)(2)
Gross benefits paid(86)(77)(3)(5)
Foreign currency effect(44)(10)— — 
Other adjustments 2
— — — (4)
Net benefit obligation at end of year1,407 2,122 20 28 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year2,231 2,243 
Actual return on plan assets(647)58 — 
Employer contributions11 11 — — 
Plan participants’ contributions— — — 
Gross benefits paid(86)(77)(2)(5)
Foreign currency effect(45)(4)— — 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year1,464 2,231 
Funded status$57 $109 $(15)$(22)
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets:
Non-current assets$232 $359 $— $— 
Current liabilities(10)(10)— — 
Non-current liabilities(165)(240)(15)(22)
$57 $109 $(15)$(22)
Accumulated benefit obligation$1,401 $2,110 
Plans with accumulated benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation$175 $250 
Accumulated benefit obligation$168 $238 
Fair value of plan assets$— $— 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Net actuarial loss (gain)$400 $350 $(39)$(36)
Prior service credit— (12)(14)
Total recognized$400 $352 $(51)$(50)
1The increase in actuarial gain in 2022 compared to 2021 was primarily due to an increase in the discount rate.
2Relates to the impact of a plan amendment in 2021.
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost A summary of net periodic benefit cost for our retirement and postretirement plans for the years ended December 31, is as follows: 
(in millions)Retirement PlansPostretirement Plans
 202220212020202220212020
Service cost$$$$— $— $— 
Interest cost48 40 52 
Expected return on assets(87)(104)(102)— — — 
Amortization of:
Actuarial loss (gain)15 21 17 (2)(2)(2)
Prior service credit— — — (2)(1)(1)
Net periodic benefit cost (21)(39)(29)(3)(2)(2)
Settlement charge 1
13 — — — 
Total net periodic benefit cost$(8)$(36)$(26)$(3)$(2)$(2)
1During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, lump sum withdrawals exceeded the combined total anticipated annual service and interest cost of our U.K. pension plan, triggering the recognition of non-cash pre-tax settlement charges of $13 million for 2022 and $3 million for 2021 and 2020.
Schedule of Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
(in millions)Retirement PlansPostretirement Plans
 202220212020202220212020
Net actuarial loss (gain) $67 $(6)$28 $(3)$(1)$
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss(12)(15)(9)
Prior service cost— — — (1)
Settlement charge 1
(10)(2)(2)— — — 
Total recognized$45 $(23)$17 $(1)$(1)$
1During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, lump sum withdrawals exceeded the combined total anticipated annual service and interest cost of our U.K. pension plan, triggering the recognition of non-cash pre-tax settlement charges of $13 million for 2022 and $3 million for 2021 and 2020.
Schedule of Assumptions Used
Assumptions
 Retirement PlansPostretirement Plans
 202220212020202220212020
Benefit obligation:
Discount rate 2
5.63 %3.05 %2.75 %5.52 %2.72 %2.20 %
Net periodic cost:
Weighted-average healthcare cost rate 1
N/AN/A6.00 %
Discount rate - U.S. plan 2
3.05 %2.75 %3.45 %2.72 %2.20 %3.08 %
Discount rate - U.K. plan 2
1.87 %1.36 %1.92 %
Return on assets 3
4.00 %5.00 %5.50 %
1The health care cost trend rate no longer applies since all subsidized benefits subject to trend were eliminated in 2021.
2Effective January 1, 2022, we changed our discount rate assumption on our U.S. retirement plans to 3.05% from 2.75% in 2021 and changed our discount rate assumption on our U.K. plan to 1.87% from 1.36% in 2021.
3The expected return on assets assumption is calculated based on the plan’s asset allocation strategy and projected market returns over the long-term. Effective January 1, 2023, our return on assets assumption for the U.S. plan was increased to 6.00% from 4.00% and the U.K. plan was increased to 5.50% from 5.00%.
Schedule of Information about the Expected Cash Flows for Retirement and Post-Retirement Plans and Impact of the Medicare Subsidy
Information about the expected cash flows for our retirement and postretirement plans is as follows: 
(in millions)
Retirement
Plans 1
Postretirement Plans 2
2023$71 
202474 
202577 
202680 
202783 
2028-2032453 
1Reflects the total benefits expected to be paid from the plans or from our assets including both our share of the benefit cost and the participants’ share of the cost.
2Reflects the total benefits expected to be paid from our assets.
Schedule of Fair Value of Defined Benefit Plan Assets by Asset Class
The fair value of our defined benefit plans assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, by asset class is as follows:
(in millions)December 31, 2022
 TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Cash and short-term investments$$$— $— 
Equities:
U.S. indexes 1
— — 
Fixed income:
Long duration strategy 2
1,007 — 1,007 — 
Intermediate duration securities38 — 38 — 
Real Estate:
U.K. 3
34 — — 34 
Infrastructure:
U.K. 4
81 — 81 — 
Total$1,171 $11 $1,126 $34 
Common collective trust funds measured at net asset value as a practical expedient:
Collective investment funds 5
$293 
Total$1,464 
(in millions)December 31, 2021
 TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Cash and short-term investments$$$— $— 
Equities:
U.S. indexes 1
— — 
Fixed income:
Long duration strategy 2
1,376 — 1,376 — 
Intermediate duration securities59 — 59 — 
Real Estate:
U.K. 3
44 — — 44 
Infrastructure:
U.K. 4
81 — 81 — 
Total$1,572 $12 $1,516 $44 
Common collective trust funds measured at net asset value as a practical expedient:
Collective investment funds 5
$659 
Total$2,231 
1Includes securities that are tracked in the S&P Smallcap 600 index.
2Includes securities that are mainly investment grade obligations of issuers in the U.S.
3Includes a fund which holds real estate properties in the U.K.
4Includes funds that invest in global infrastructure for the UK Pension.
5Includes the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index, the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Composite Stock Index, a short-term investment fund which is a common collective trust vehicle, and other various asset classes.
Schedule of Effect of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets The following table details further information on our plan assets where we have used significant unobservable inputs:
(in millions)Level 3
Balance as of December 31, 2021
$44 
       Distributions(2)
       Gain (loss) (8)
Balance as of December 31, 2022
$34