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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Lease Related Assets and Liabilities

Operating lease amounts included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

						December 31,
						2024						2023
						($ in millions)
			Classification
Assets
Right-of-use (ROU) assets			Other assets			$	271					$	390
Liabilities
Current lease liabilities			Other current liabilities			$	81					$	105
Non-current lease liabilities			Other liabilities			191						287
Total lease liabilities						$	272					$	392

Lease, Cost

The components of total lease expense, primarily included in “Purchased services and rents,” are as follows:

			2024						2023						2022
			($ in millions)
Operating lease expense			$	102					$	115					$	101
Variable lease expense			84						84						55
Short-term lease expense			10						15						18
Total lease expense			$	196					$	214					$	174

Other information related to operating leases is as follows:

			December 31,
			2024						2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) on operating leases			6.64						6.12
Weighted-average discount rates on operating leases			3.96		%				3.78		%

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

			December 31, 2024
			($ in millions)
2025			$	89
2026			69
2027			47
2028			35
2029			27
2030 and subsequent years			47
Total lease payments			314
Less: Interest			42
Present value of lease liabilities			$	272

			December 31, 2023
			($ in millions)
2024			$	116
2025			105
2026			85
2027			42
2028			30
2029 and subsequent years			66
Total lease payments			444
Less: Interest			52
Present value of lease liabilities			$	392

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Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

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-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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