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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Income Taxes | Earnings before income taxes, provision for income taxes and income tax rates consisted of the following:
|  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, |  | For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Earnings before income taxes |  | $ | 5,285 |  | $ | 4,278 |  | $ | 2,806 |  | $ | 1,605
Provision for income taxes |  | 1,381 |  | 1,428 |  | 689 |  | 714
Income tax rate |  | 26.1 | % |  | 33.4 | % |  | 24.6 | % |  | 44.5 | %
Summary of Valuation Allowance | The following chart provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending valuation allowances for the six months ended June 30, 2023:
(in millions) |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 2,800 |
Additions to valuation allowance charged to income tax expense |  | 74 |
Releases to valuation allowance credited to income tax benefit |  | (4) |
Foreign currency translation |  | (1) |
Additions to valuation allowance due to NJOY Transaction (no impact to earnings) |  | 12 |
Reductions to valuation allowance offset to deferred tax asset (no impact to earnings) |  | (663) |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 2,218 |

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