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Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Projected Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status
The projected benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of our pension plans were:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 2024202320242023
 (in millions)
Projected benefit obligation at January 1$1,206 $1,193 $7,404 $6,878 
Service cost59 54 
Interest cost60 64 283 303 
Benefits paid(41)(45)(446)(424)
Settlements paid(48)(63)(1)— 
Actuarial losses/(gains)
54 (271)235 
Divestitures
— — — (6)
Currency— — (312)337 
Other— — 37 27 
Projected benefit obligation at December 311,183 1,206 6,753 7,404 
Fair value of plan assets at January 11,277 1,265 7,907 7,389 
Actual return on plan assets114 42 423 
Contributions109 162 
Benefits paid(41)(45)(446)(424)
Settlements paid(48)(63)(1)— 
Divestitures
— — — (4)
Currency— — (324)362 
Other— — 10 (1)
Fair value of plan assets at December 311,200 1,277 7,297 7,907 
Net pension assets at December 31$17 $71 $544 $503 
The changes in and the amount of the accrued benefit obligation of U.S. and non-U.S. plans were:
 As of December 31,
 20242023
 (in millions)
Accrued benefit obligation at January 1$205 $233 
Service cost
Interest cost10 12 
Benefits paid(17)(16)
Plan amendments— (22)
Currency(7)
Actuarial gains
(9)(5)
Accrued benefit obligation at December 31183 205 
Fair value of plan assets at January 1
70 — 
Employer Contributions14 76 
Benefit Payments(17)(12)
Actual Return on Assets
Fair value of plan assets at December 31$74 $70 
Schedule of Net Pension Plan Asset (Liability)
The combined U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans resulted in a net pension asset of $561 million as of December 31, 2024 and a net pension asset of $574 million as of December 31, 2023. We recognized these amounts in our consolidated balance sheets as follows:
 As of December 31,
 20242023
 (in millions)
Prepaid pension assets$987 $1,043 
Other current liabilities(35)(32)
Accrued pension costs(391)(437)
$561 $574 
Schedule of Underfunded Projected Benefit Obligations, Accumulated Benefit Obligations and Fair Value of Plan Assets
Certain of our U.S. and non-U.S. plans are underfunded with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. For these plans, the projected benefit obligations, accumulated benefit obligations and the fair value of plan assets were:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 As of December 31,As of December 31,
 2024202320242023
 (in millions)
Projected benefit obligation$24 $25 $557 $646 
Accumulated benefit obligation24 25 514 594 
Fair value of plan assets157 201 
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions
We used the following weighted-average assumptions to determine our benefit obligations under the pension plans:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 As of December 31,As of December 31,
 2024202320242023
Discount rate5.18 %5.22 %4.45 %4.03 %
Rate of compensation increase4.00 %4.00 %3.10 %3.22 %
We used the following weighted-average assumptions to determine our net periodic pension cost:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 For the Years Ended December 31,For the Years Ended December 31,
 202420232022202420232022
Discount rate5.22 %5.55 %3.01 %4.03 %4.51 %1.74 %
Expected rate of return
on plan assets
6.25 %6.25 %4.50 %5.54 %5.41 %3.44 %
Rate of compensation increase4.00 %4.00 %4.00 %3.20 %3.22 %2.84 %
We used the following weighted-average assumptions to determine our postretirement benefit obligations:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 As of December 31,As of December 31,
 2024202320242023
Discount rate5.70 %5.20 %5.77 %5.72 %
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year
6.50 %6.75 %5.04 %5.07 %
Ultimate health care cost trend rate
5.00 %5.00 %4.64 %4.63 %
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate2031203120402040
We used the following weighted-average assumptions to determine our net periodic postretirement health care cost:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 For the Years Ended December 31,For the Years Ended December 31,
 202420232022202420232022
Discount rate5.20%5.53%2.96%5.72%6.07%3.81%
Expected rate of return
on plan assets
7.25%
Health care cost trend rate6.50%7.00%5.50%5.04%5.98%5.72%
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost
Net periodic pension cost consisted of the following:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 For the Years Ended December 31,For the Years Ended December 31,
 202420232022202420232022
 (in millions)
Service cost$$$$59 $54 $88 
Interest cost60 64 51 283 303 172 
Expected return on plan assets(89)(99)(79)(428)(403)(353)
Amortization:
Net loss
— — 64 42 57 
Prior service cost/(benefit)— (1)(2)
Curtailment expense/(credit)
— — — (1)— 
Settlement losses and other expenses14 17 14 
Net periodic pension benefit
$(11)$(14)$(2)$(22)$(4)$(28)
Schedule of Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets
The fair value of pension plan assets was determined using the following fair value measurements:
 As of December 31, 2024
Asset CategoryTotal Fair
Value
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 (in millions)
U.S. equity securities$$$— $— 
Pooled funds - equity securities833 751 82 — 
Total equity securities834 752 82 — 
Government bonds1,854 70 1,784 — 
Pooled funds - fixed-income securities945 825 120 — 
Corporate bonds and
   fixed-income securities
563 243 320 — 
Buy-in annuity contracts and other
2,082 — — 2,082 
Total fixed-income securities5,444 1,138 2,224 2,082 
Real estate222 159 — 63 
Private equity— — 
Cash and other
87 77 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$6,590 $2,126 $2,315 $2,149 
Investments measured at net asset value1,811 
Total investments at fair value$8,401 
 As of December 31, 2023
Asset CategoryTotal Fair
Value
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 (in millions)
U.S. equity securities$$$— $— 
Pooled funds - equity securities935 863 72 — 
Total equity securities938 866 72 — 
Government bonds2,485 59 2,426 — 
Pooled funds - fixed-income securities839 718 121 — 
Corporate bonds and
   fixed-income securities
902 203 699 — 
Buy-in annuity contracts and other
1,464 — — 1,464 
Total fixed-income securities5,690 980 3,246 1,464 
Real estate249 182 — 67 
Private equity— — 
Cash and other
122 103 18 
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy$7,003 $2,131 $3,336 $1,536 
Investments measured at net asset value2,084 
Total investments at fair value$9,087 
The percentage of fair value of pension plan assets was:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 As of December 31,As of December 31,
Asset Category2024202320242023
Equity securities4%15%14%16%
Fixed-income securities21%85%64%63%
Real estate4%4%
Buy-in annuity contracts
75%17%16%
Cash1%1%
Total100%100%100%100%
Schedule of Changes in Level 3 Plan Assets
Changes in our Level 3 plan assets included:
Asset CategoryJanuary 1,
2024
Balance
Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains/
(Losses)
Net Purchases,
Issuances and
Settlements
Net Transfers
Into/(Out of)
Level 3
Currency
Impact
December 31,
2024
Balance
 (in millions)
Buy-in annuity contracts and other
$1,471 $(62)$702 $— $(29)$2,082 
Real estate62 — — — 63 
Private equity and other— — — 
Total Level 3 investments$1,536 $(62)$702 $— $(27)$2,149 
Asset CategoryJanuary 1,
2023
Balance
Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains/
(Losses)
Net Purchases,
Issuances and
Settlements
Net Transfers
Into/(Out of)
Level 3
Currency
Impact
December 31,
2023
Balance
 (in millions)
Buy-in annuity contracts and other
$1,540 $60 $(227)$— $98 $1,471 
Real estate70 (2)— — (6)62 
Private equity and other— — — (1)
Total Level 3 investments$1,614 $58 $(227)$— $91 $1,536 
Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The estimated future benefit payments from our pension plans at December 31, 2024 were (in millions):
 202520262027202820292030-2034
U.S. Plans$945$17$18$18$19$103
Non-U.S. Plans4144144204224292,204
Our estimated future benefit payments for our postretirement health care plans at December 31, 2024 were (in millions):
 202520262027202820292030-2034
U.S. Plans$10$9$9$8$8$34
Non-U.S. Plans4445524
Schedule of Changes in Accrued Benefit Obligation of Postemployment Plans
Our postemployment plans are not funded. The changes in and the amount of the accrued benefit obligation were:
 As of December 31,
 20242023
 (in millions)
Accrued benefit obligation at January 1$92 $47 
Service cost
Interest cost
Benefits paid(21)(25)
Actuarial losses
63 
Accrued benefit obligation at December 31$93 $92