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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Notional Amounts

The following table presents the notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments:

			Notional Amount as of
			September 30, 2025						December 31, 2024
			(In millions)
Designated as hedging instrument
Foreign exchange contracts			$	682					$	85
Cross currency swap contracts			515						400
Future contracts			274						86
Not designated as hedging instrument
Interest rate swap contracts			$	120					$	103

Summary of Outstanding Derivative Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:

Derivative instruments			Balance sheet location						September 30,						December 31,
									2025						2024
									(In millions)
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges			Other current assets						$	2					$	6
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments			Other current assets						16						9
Cross currency swap contracts designated as fair value hedge			Other current assets						1						23
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments			Other non-current assets						20						20
Cross currency swap contracts designated as fair value hedge			Other current liabilities						47						2
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments			Other current liabilities						23						15
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges			Other current liabilities						54						—
Interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments			Other non-current liabilities						5						14

Effect of Derivative Contracts on Comprehensive Income

The effects of derivative contracts on the interim condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

			December 31, 2024						Amount of loss recognized in other comprehensive income						Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss						September 30, 2025
			(In millions)
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges			$	5					$	(68)					$	15					$	(48)
			$	5					$	(68)					$	15					$	(48)

			December 31, 2023						Amount of gain recognized in other comprehensive loss						Amount of (gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss						September 30, 2024
			(In millions)
Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges			$	(4)					$	7					$	(2)					$	1
Cross currency swap contracts designated as net investment hedge			(3)						2						1						—
			$	(7)					$	9					$	(1)					$	1

Effect of Derivative Contracts on Income Statement

The effects of derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments on the interim condensed consolidated statements of income for the nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

			Nine Months Ended September 30,												Three Months Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2025						2024
			(In millions)												(In millions)
Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments recognized in Interest expense and other financial losses			$	(1)					$	(7)					$	(2)					$	(1)
Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments recognized in Interest expense and other financial losses			(2)						—						(1)						—
			$	(3)					$	(7)					$	(3)					$	(1)

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