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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs | Over the course of the 2022 Global Productivity Initiative, the Company incurred total pretax charges of $228 ($186 aftertax) in connection with the implementation of various projects as follows:
| Total Program Charges
| as of December 31, 2024
Employee-Related Costs | $ | 175 |
Incremental Depreciation | 13 |
Asset Impairments | 1 |
Other | 39 |
Total | $ | 228 |
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, charges resulting from the 2022 Global Productivity Initiative are reflected in the income statement as follows:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
| 2024 |  | 2023 |
Gross Profit | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |
Other (income) expense, net | 59 |  |  | 24 |  |
Non-service related postretirement costs | — |  |  | 5 |  |
Total 2022 Global Productivity Initiative charges, pretax | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |
Total 2022 Global Productivity Initiative charges, aftertax | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |
The following table summarizes the activity for the restructuring and related implementation charges discussed above and the related accruals:
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|  | Employee-Related Costs |  | Incremental Depreciation |  | Asset Impairments |  | Other |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2022 |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Charges |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | 32 |
Cash Payments |  | (45) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10) |  |  | (55) |
Charges against assets |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |
Foreign exchange |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Charges |  | 49 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 85 |
Cash Payments |  | (20) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (14) |  |  | (34) |
Charges against assets |  | — |  |  | (13) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |
Foreign exchange |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |
Balance at December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Schedule of Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related To Segment for the period | Total charges incurred for the 2022 Global Productivity Initiative relate to initiatives undertaken by the following reportable operating segments:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, |  | Total Program Charges
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
North America(1) | 3 | % |  | 15 | % |  | 9 | %
Latin America | — | % |  | — | % |  | 9 | %
Europe(1) | 89 | % |  | 19 | % |  | 44 | %
Asia Pacific | — | % |  | 20 | % |  | 7 | %
Africa/Eurasia | — | % |  | 5 | % |  | 6 | %
Hill's Pet Nutrition | 6 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 11 | %
Corporate | 2 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 14 | %
Total | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
(1) The Company has recast its historical geographic segment information to conform to the reporting structure effective as of July 1, 2024. See Note 13, Segment Information for additional details.

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