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Retirement Benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Benefit Plan Costs | The net periodic cost (benefit) for pension and Postretirement Health Care Benefits plans was as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
Years ended December 31 | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest cost | 189 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 128 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |
Expected return on plan assets | (298) |  |  | (293) |  |  | (254) |  |  | (104) |  |  | (108) |  |  | (93) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (12) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized net loss | 25 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |
Unrecognized prior service benefit | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Net periodic cost (benefit) | $ | (84) |  |  | $ | (81) |  |  | $ | (64) |  |  | $ | (43) |  |  | $ | (16) |  |  | $ | (51) |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (6) |
Status Of The Company Plans | The status of the Company’s plans is as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at January 1 | $ | 3,928 |  |  | $ | 3,809 |  |  | $ | 1,347 |  |  | $ | 1,207 |  |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 103 |
Service cost | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest cost | 189 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Plan amendments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Actuarial loss (gain) | (220) |  |  | 59 |  |  | (156) |  |  | 62 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 2 |
Foreign exchange valuation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (32) |  |  | 66 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefit payments | (142) |  |  | (130) |  |  | (54) |  |  | (45) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (14) |
Benefit obligation at December 31 | $ | 3,755 |  |  | $ | 3,928 |  |  | $ | 1,163 |  |  | $ | 1,347 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 96 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value at January 1 | $ | 3,273 |  |  | $ | 3,076 |  |  | $ | 1,172 |  |  | $ | 1,092 |  |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 134 |
Return on plan assets | 112 |  |  | 324 |  |  | (23) |  |  | 56 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 14 |
Company contributions | 6 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange valuation adjustment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (21) |  |  | 60 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefit payments | (142) |  |  | (130) |  |  | (54) |  |  | (45) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (14) |
Fair value at December 31 | $ | 3,249 |  |  | $ | 3,273 |  |  | $ | 1,083 |  |  | $ | 1,172 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 134 |
Funded status of the plan | $ | (506) |  |  | $ | (655) |  |  | $ | (80) |  |  | $ | (175) |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Unrecognized net loss | 1,635 |  |  | 1,695 |  |  | 796 |  |  | 829 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 68 |
Unrecognized prior service benefit (cost) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (64) |  |  | (67) |  |  | 41 |  |  | 44 |
Prepaid pension cost | $ | 1,129 |  |  | $ | 1,040 |  |  | $ | 652 |  |  | $ | 587 |  |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 150 |
Components of prepaid (accrued) pension cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current benefit liability | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Non-current benefit liability | (503) |  |  | (653) |  |  | (194) |  |  | (210) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-current benefit asset | — |  |  | — |  |  | 114 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 38 |
Deferred income taxes | 388 |  |  | 403 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 31 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 1,247 |  |  | 1,292 |  |  | 637 |  |  | 660 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 81 |
Prepaid pension cost | $ | 1,129 |  |  | $ | 1,040 |  |  | $ | 652 |  |  | $ | 587 |  |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 150 |
Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used To Determine Costs For The Plans | Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine costs for the plans at the beginning of the fiscal year were as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Discount rate | 4.90 | % |  | 5.09 | % |  | 4.27 | % |  | 4.68 | % |  | 4.89 | % |  | 5.05 | %
Investment return assumption | 7.74 | % |  | 7.87 | % |  | 5.84 | % |  | 6.18 | % |  | 8.30 | % |  | 8.00 | %
Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used To Determine Benefit Obligations For The Plans | Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the plans were as follows:
| U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Discount rate | 5.70 | % |  | 5.01 | % |  | 5.07 | % |  | 4.30 | % |  | 5.49 | % |  | 4.92 | %
Future compensation increase rate | n/a |  | n/a |  | 0.67 | % |  | 0.67 | % |  | n/a |  | n/a
Accumulated Benefit Obligations For The Plans | The following table presents the accumulated benefit obligation, projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for our plans that have an accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
| U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |
December 31 | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 3,755 |  |  | $ | 3,928 |  |  | $ | 1,162 |  |  | $ | 1,346 |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation | 3,755 |  |  | 3,928 |  |  | 1,163 |  |  | 1,347 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,249 |  |  | 3,273 |  |  | 1,083 |  |  | 1,172 |  |  |  |
Projected Benefit Obligations For The Plans | The following table presents the accumulated benefit obligation, projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for our plans that have an accumulated benefit obligation and projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
| U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |
December 31 | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 3,755 |  |  | $ | 3,928 |  |  | $ | 1,162 |  |  | $ | 1,346 |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation | 3,755 |  |  | 3,928 |  |  | 1,163 |  |  | 1,347 |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | 3,249 |  |  | 3,273 |  |  | 1,083 |  |  | 1,172 |  |  |  |
Plan Target and Actual Asset Allocation | The weighted-average asset allocations by asset categories for all pension plans and the Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan were as follows:
| All Pension Benefit Plans |  | Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
December 31 | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Target Mix: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities | 23 | % |  | 26 | % |  | 25 | % |  | 28 | %
Fixed income securities | 61 | % |  | 56 | % |  | 57 | % |  | 51 | %
Cash and other investments | 16 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 21 | %
Actual Mix: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities | 22 | % |  | 26 | % |  | 24 | % |  | 28 | %
Fixed income securities | 60 | % |  | 56 | % |  | 56 | % |  | 52 | %
Cash and other investments | 18 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 20 | % |  | 20 | %
Expected Future Service Benefits Payments | The following benefit payments are expected to be paid:
Year | U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans |  | Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan
2025 | $ | 172 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 14 |
2026 | 189 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 14 |
2027 | 206 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 13 |
2028 | 224 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 12 |
2029 | 241 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 11 |
2030-2034 | 1,365 |  |  | 306 |  |  | 41 |

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