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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments | The following table summarizes the Company’s interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges:
|  |  |  | Notional Amount |  |
Hedged Item |  | Nature of Swap | As of December 31, 2024 |  | As of December 31, 2023 |  | Floating Interest Rate
2014 Senior Notes due 2044 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 300 |  |  | SOFR
2017 Senior Notes due 2028 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | 500 |  |  | 500 |  |  | SOFR
2018 Senior Notes due 2029 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | 400 |  |  | 400 |  |  | SOFR
2018 Senior Notes due 2048 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | 300 |  |  | 300 |  |  | SOFR
2020 Senior Notes due 2025 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | 300 |  |  | 300 |  |  | SOFR
2022 Senior Notes due 2052 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | 500 |  |  | 500 |  |  | SOFR
2022 Senior Notes due 2032 |  | Pay Floating/Receive Fixed |  | 250 |  |  | 250 |  |  | SOFR
Total |  |  |  | $ | 2,550 |  |  | $ | 2,550 |  |  |
The following tables provide information on the cross-currency swaps designated as net investment hedges under ASC Topic 815:
December 31, 2024
|  | Pay |  | Receive
Nature of Swap |  | Notional Amount |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate |  | Notional Amount |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate
Pay Fixed/Receive Fixed |  | € | 965 |  |  | 2.91% |  | $ | 1,014 |  |  | 4.41%
Pay Floating/Receive Floating |  | 2,138 |  |  | Based on ESTR |  | 2,250 |  |  | Based on SOFR
Total |  | € | 3,103 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,264 |  |  |
December 31, 2023
|  | Pay |  | Receive
Nature of Swap |  | Notional Amount |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate |  | Notional Amount |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate
Pay Fixed/Receive Fixed |  | € | 765 |  |  | 3.67% |  | $ | 800 |  |  | 5.25%
Pay Floating/Receive Floating |  | 2,138 |  |  | Based on ESTR |  | 2,250 |  |  | Based on SOFR
Total |  | € | 2,903 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,050 |  |  |
Gains and Losses on Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments | The following table summarizes the impact to the statements of operations of the Company’s interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges:
Total amounts of financial statement line item presented in the statements of operations in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded |  | Amount of income (expense) recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Interest expense, net |  |  |  | $ | (237) |  |  | $ | (251) |  |  | $ | (231) |
Description |  | Location on consolidated Statements of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest settlements and accruals on interest rate swaps |  | Interest expense, net |  | $ | (96) |  |  | $ | (89) |  |  | $ | (8) |
Fair value changes on interest rate swaps |  | Interest expense, net |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | (228) |
Fair value changes on hedged debt |  | Interest expense, net |  | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | 228 |
Schedule of Net Investment Hedges, Notional Amount That Will Be Settled At Expiry | As of December 31, 2024, these hedges will expire and the notional amounts will be settled as follows unless terminated early at the discretion of the Company:
Year Ending December 31, |  | Notional Amount (Pay) |  | Notional Amount (Receive)
2026 |  | € | 450 |  |  | $ | 500 |
2027 |  | 531 |  |  | 550 |
2028 |  | 588 |  |  | 600 |
2029 |  | 573 |  |  | 614 |
2031 |  | 481 |  |  | 500 |
2032 |  | 480 |  |  | 500 |
Total |  | € | 3,103 |  |  | $ | 3,264 |
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivative Net Investment Hedging Relationships | The following table provides information on the gains (losses) on the Company’s net investment and cash flow hedges:
| Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCL on Derivative, net of Tax |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income, net of tax |  | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
Derivative and Non-Derivative Instruments in Net Investment Hedging Relationships | Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31,
2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Cross currency swaps | $ | 157 |  |  | $ | (97) |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 56 |
Long-term debt | 65 |  |  | (35) |  |  | 65 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total net investment hedges | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | (132) |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 56 |
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total cash flow hedges | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | (132) |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 56 |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The cumulative amount of net investment hedge and cash flow hedge gains (losses) remaining in AOCL is as follows:
| Cumulative Gains (Losses), net of tax
| December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Net investment hedges |  |  |
Cross currency swaps | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 21 |
FX forwards | 29 |  |  | 29 |
Long-term debt | 68 |  |  | 3 |
Total net investment hedges | 275 |  |  | 53 |
Cash flow hedges |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | (43) |  |  | (45) |
Cross currency swaps | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total cash flow hedges | (42) |  |  | (44) |
Total net gain in AOCL | $ | 233 |  |  | $ | 9 |
The following tables show changes in AOCL by component (net of tax):
| Year Ended December 31, 2024
| Pension and Other Retirement Benefits |  | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Net Investment Hedges |  |  |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | (44) |  |  | $ | (520) |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  |  |  | $ | (567) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | (312) |  |  | 222 |  |  |  |  | (71) |
Amounts reclassified from AOCL | (2) |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 17 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (312) |  |  | 222 |  |  |  |  | (71) |
Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | (39) |  |  | $ | (42) |  |  | $ | (832) |  |  | $ | 275 |  |  |  |  | $ | (638) |
| Year Ended December 31, 2023
| Pension and Other Retirement Benefits |  | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Net Investment Hedges |  |  |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | (47) |  |  | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | (736) |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  |  |  | $ | (643) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (6) |  |  | — |  |  | 216 |  |  | (132) |  |  |  |  | 78 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCL | (3) |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (2) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (9) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 216 |  |  | (132) |  |  |  |  | 76 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | (44) |  |  | $ | (520) |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  |  |  | $ | (567) |
| Year Ended December 31, 2022
| Pension and Other Retirement Benefits |  | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Net Investment Hedges |  |  |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | (49) |  |  | $ | (47) |  |  | $ | (335) |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  |  |  | $ | (410) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | (421) |  |  | 164 |  |  |  |  | (257) |
Amounts reclassified from AOCL | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 24 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (401) |  |  | 164 |  |  |  |  | (233) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | (47) |  |  | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | (736) |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  |  |  | $ | (643) |
Summary of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions | The following table summarizes the notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding foreign exchange forwards:
| December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Notional amount of currency pair(1): | Sell |  | Buy |  | Sell |  | Buy
Contracts to sell USD for GBP | $ | 604 |  |  | £ | 470 |  |  | $ | 513 |  |  | £ | 407 |
Contracts to sell USD for JPY | $ | 29 |  |  | ¥ | 4,000 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | ¥ | 2,000 |
Contracts to sell USD for CAD | $ | 35 |  |  | C$ | 50 |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  | C$ | 200 |
Contracts to sell USD for SGD | $ | 45 |  |  | S$ | 59 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | S$ | 67 |
Contracts to sell USD for EUR | $ | — |  |  | € | — |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | € | 55 |
Contracts to sell USD for INR | $ | 23 |  |  | ₹ | 1,900 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | ₹ | 1,900 |
Contracts to sell EUR for USD | € | 12 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | € | — |  |  | $ | — |
Contracts to sell USD for AUD | $ | — |  |  | A$ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | A$ | 8 |
Contracts to sell CAD for USD | C$ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | C$ | 25 |  |  | $ | 19 |
(1) € = euro, £ = British pound, S$ = Singapore dollar, $ = U.S. dollar, ¥ = Japanese yen, C$ = Canadian dollar, ₹= Indian rupee, A$ = Australian dollar
Gains and Losses Recognized in Consolidated Statement of Operations on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging instruments | The following table summarizes the impact to the consolidated statements of operations relating to the gains (losses) on the Company’s derivatives which are not designated as hedging instruments:
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges |  | Location on Consolidated Statements of Operations |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
FX forwards |  | Other non-operating income, net |  | $ | (24) |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (72) |
Total return swaps |  | Operating expense |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |
Total return swaps |  | SG&A expense |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments | The table below shows the classification between assets and liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets for the fair value of the derivative instruments as well as the carrying value of its non-derivative debt instruments designated and qualifying as net investment hedges:
| Derivative and Non-derivative Instruments
| Consolidated Balance Sheet Location |  | December 31, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Cross currency swaps designated as net investment hedges | Other assets |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges |  |  | 58 |  |  | 3 |
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |
FX forwards on certain assets and liabilities | Other current assets |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Total assets |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 16 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |
Cross currency swaps designated as net investment hedges | Other liabilities |  | 26 |  |  | 183 |
Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges | Other liabilities |  | 166 |  |  | 183 |
Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges |  |  | 195 |  |  | 366 |
Non-derivatives designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt designated as net investment hedge | Long-term debt |  | 1,294 |  |  | 1,381 |
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges: |  |  |  |  |
FX forwards on certain assets and liabilities | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 21 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 1,510 |  |  | $ | 1,747 |

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