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SPECIAL ITEMS | 12 Months Ended
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SPECIAL ITEMS | 4. SPECIAL ITEMS We were impacted by the following infrequent items. These items should not be considered recurring in nature. 2023 Special Items Sale of Russian Roadbuilding Business In the fourth quarter of 2023, we sold our Russian roadbuilding business, recognizing a loss of $18 (pretax and after-tax). The loss was recorded in “Other operating expenses” in the construction and forestry operations. Brazil Tax Ruling In the third quarter of 2023, the Brazil Superior Court of Justice published a favorable tax ruling regarding taxability of local incentives, which allowed us to record a $243 reduction in the provision for income taxes and $47 of interest income. Financial Services Financing Incentives Correction In the second quarter of 2023, we corrected the accounting treatment for financing incentives offered to John Deere dealers, which impacted the timing of expense recognition and the presentation of incentive costs in the consolidated financial statements. The cumulative effect of this correction, $173 pretax ($135 after-tax), was recorded in the second quarter of 2023. Prior period results for Deere & Company were not restated, as the adjustment was considered immaterial to our financial statements. 2022 Special Items UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement In November 2021, employees represented by the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) approved a new collective bargaining agreement. The agreement, which has a term of six years, covers the wages, hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for our UAW-represented employees at 14 U.S. facilities. The labor agreement included a lump sum ratification bonus payment of $8,500 per eligible employee, totaling $90 million, and an immediate wage increase of 10 percent plus further wage increases over the term of the contract. The lump sum payment was expensed in the first quarter of 2022. Impact of Events in Russia / Ukraine We suspended shipments of machines and service parts to Russia due to the events in Russia / Ukraine. The suspension of shipments reduced the forecasted revenue for the region, which made it probable future cash flows would not cover the carrying value of certain assets. As a result, an impairment was recorded for most long-lived assets in Russia, and our U.S. senior management decided to initiate a voluntary employee-separation program. We also recorded a reserve on inventory, and increased our allowance for credit losses, reflecting economic uncertainty in Russia. The financial services operations received an intercompany benefit from the equipment operations, which guarantees the financial services’ investments in certain international markets, including Russia. The Russian government imposed certain restrictions on companies’ abilities to repatriate or remit cash from their Russian-based operations to locations outside of Russia. Cash in excess of what was required to fund operations in Russia was reclassified as restricted. A summary of the reserves, impairments, and voluntary-separation costs recorded in 2022 follows. See Note 25 for fair value measurement information. ​
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​ | ​ | PPA | ​ | SAT | ​ | CF | ​ | FS | ​ | Total | ​
Inventory reserve – Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 14 | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | 3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 19 | ​
Fixed asset impairment – Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | 30 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 11 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 41 | ​
Intangible asset impairment – Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 28 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 28 | ​
Allowance for credit losses – Financing receivables – SA&G expenses | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 153 | ​ | ​ | 153 | ​
Voluntary-separation program: – Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | 3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3 | ​
– SA&G expenses | ​ | ​ | 4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 6 | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | 11 | ​
Intercompany agreement | ​ | ​ | 82 | ​ | ​ | 9 | ​ | ​ | 62 | ​ | ​ | (153) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Total Russia/Ukraine events pretax expense | ​ | $ | 133 | ​ | $ | 11 | ​ | $ | 110 | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | ​ | 255 | ​
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Net tax impact | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (40) | ​
Total Russia/Ukraine events after-tax expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 215 | ​
​ Gain on Previously Held Equity Investment In March 2022, we acquired full ownership of three former Deere-Hitachi joint venture factories and began new license and supply agreements with Hitachi. The fair value of the previous equity investment resulted in a non-cash gain of $326 (pretax and after-tax; see Note 3). Summary of 2023 and 2022 Special Items The following table summarizes the operating profit impact of the special items recorded in 2023 and 2022: ​
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​ | ​ | PPA | ​ | SAT | ​ | CF | ​ | FS | ​ | Total | ​
2023 Expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Russian roadbuilding sale - Other operating expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 18 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 18 | ​
Financing incentive – SA&G expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 173 | ​ | ​ | 173 | ​
Total expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 18 | ​ | ​ | 173 | ​ | ​ | 191 | ​
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2022 Expense (benefit) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Gain on remeasurement of equity investment – Other income (Note 3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (326) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (326) | ​
Total Russia/Ukraine events pretax expense | ​ | $ | 133 | ​ | $ | 11 | ​ | ​ | 110 | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | 255 | ​
UAW ratification bonus – Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | 53 | ​ | ​ | 9 | ​ | ​ | 28 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 90 | ​
Total expense (benefit) | ​ | ​ | 186 | ​ | ​ | 20 | ​ | ​ | (188) | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | 19 | ​
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Year over year change | ​ | $ | (186) | ​ | $ | (20) | ​ | $ | 206 | ​ | $ | 172 | ​ | $ | 172 | ​
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