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Employee Benefit Plans | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Employee Benefit Plans | EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS Certain of our employees are covered by Company sponsored pension plans. We also maintain unfunded end-of-service benefit plans that are mandated in certain countries in which we operate. Our primary plans disclosed in 2022 included four U.S. plans and eight non-U.S. plans, primarily in the UK and Germany, all with plan assets or obligations greater than $20 million. We use a December 31 measurement date for these plans. These defined benefit plans generally provide benefits to employees based on formulas recognizing length of service and earnings; however, the majority of these plans are either frozen or closed to new entrants. We also provide certain postretirement health care benefits, through unfunded plans, to a closed group of U.S. employees who retire and meet certain age and service requirements. The accumulated postretirement benefit obligation related to these plans was $37 million and $50 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Funded Status The funded status position represents the difference between the benefit obligation and the plan assets. Our primary plans consist of seven funded plans and five unfunded plans. The projected benefit obligation ("PBO") for pension benefits represents the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee services and compensation and includes an assumption about future compensation levels. The accumulated benefit obligation ("ABO") is the actuarial present value of pension benefits attributed to employee service to date at present compensation levels. The ABO differs from the PBO in that the ABO does not include any assumptions about future compensation levels. Below is the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets and the funded status of our defined benefit plans ("Pension Benefits").
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 |  |
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 3,550 |  | $ | 3,806 |  |  |
Service cost | 23 |  | 27 |  |  |
Interest cost | 78 |  | 64 |  |  |
Actuarial gain (1) | (928) |  | (154) |  |  |
Benefits paid | (119) |  | (111) |  |  |
Settlements | (24) |  | (33) |  |  |
Acquisition | 202 |  | — |  |  |
Other | — |  | (7) |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (148) |  | (42) |  |  |
Benefit obligation at end of year | 2,634 |  | 3,550 |  |  |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | 3,147 |  | 3,202 |  |  |
Actual return on plan assets | (850) |  | 83 |  |  |
Employer contributions | 32 |  | 28 |  |  |
Benefits paid | (119) |  | (111) |  |  |
Settlements | (24) |  | (33) |  |  |
Acquisition | 214 |  | — |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (134) |  | (22) |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 2,266 |  | 3,147 |  |  |
Funded status - underfunded at end of year | $ | (368) |  | $ | (403) |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 2,595 |  | $ | 3,497 |  |  |
(1)The actuarial gain was primarily related to a change in the discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation for our plans in 2022 and 2021. The amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position consist of the following at December 31:
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 |  |
Noncurrent assets | $ | 58 |  | $ | 109 |  |  |
Current liabilities | (15) |  | (17) |  |  |
Noncurrent liabilities | (411) |  | (495) |  |  |
Net amount recognized | $ | (368) |  | $ | (403) |  |  |
Information for the plans with ABOs and PBOs in excess of plan assets is as follows at December 31:
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 |  |
Projected benefit obligation | $ | 1,143 |  | $ | 1,476 |  |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 1,103 |  | $ | 1,423 |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ | 717 |  | $ | 964 |  |  |
We have a U.S. non-qualified supplemental pension plan (“BH SPP”) for certain employees which are included in the benefit obligations and funded status in the tables above. In order to meet a portion of our obligations of the BH SPP, we have established a trust comprised primarily of mutual fund assets. The value of these assets were $34 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These assets are not included as plan assets or in the funded status amounts in the tables above and below. Net Periodic Cost The components of net periodic cost are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 23 |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest cost | 78 |  | 64 |  | 77 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets | (114) |  | (130) |  | (121) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss | 27 |  | 40 |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Curtailment / settlement loss | 2 |  | 2 |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic cost | $ | 17 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The service cost component of the net periodic cost is included in "operating income (loss)" and all other components are included in the "Other non-operating income (loss), net" caption of the consolidated statements of income (loss). Assumptions Used in Benefit Calculations Accounting requirements necessitate the use of assumptions to reflect the uncertainties and the length of time over which the pension obligations will be paid. The actual amount of future benefit payments will depend upon when participants retire, the amount of their benefit at retirement and how long they live. To reflect the obligation in today’s dollars, we discount the future payments using a rate that matches the time frame over which the payments are expected to be made. We also need to assume a long-term rate of return that will be earned on investments used to fund these payments. Another assumption used is the interest crediting rate for our U.S. qualified cash balance plan. Under the provisions of this pension plan, a hypothetical cash balance account has been established for each participant. Such accounts receive quarterly interest credits based on a prescribed formula. Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for these plans are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 |  |
Discount rate | 4.89 | % | 2.15 | % |  |
Rate of compensation increase | 3.30 | % | 3.21 | % |  |
Interest crediting rate | 4.31 | % | 2.60 | % |  |
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic cost for these plans are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |  |  |
Discount rate | 2.15 | % | 1.66 | % | 2.34 | % |  |  |
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 3.85 | % | 4.07 | % | 4.20 | % |  |  |
Interest crediting rate | 2.60 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.60 | % |  |  |
We determine the discount rate using a bond matching model, whereby the weighted average yields on high-quality fixed-income securities have maturities consistent with the timing of benefit payments. Lower discount rates increase the size of the benefit obligations while higher discount rates reduce the size of the benefit obligation. The compensation assumption is used in our active plans to estimate the annual rate at which the pay for plan participants will grow. If the rate of growth assumed increases, the size of the pension obligations will increase. The expected return on plan assets is the estimated long-term rate of return that will be earned on the investments used to fund the pension obligations. To determine this rate, we consider the current and target composition of plan investments, our historical returns earned, and our expectations about the future. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss The amount recorded before-tax in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our defined benefit plans consists of the following at December 31:
| Pension Benefits |
| 2022 | 2021 |  |
Net actuarial loss | $ | 348 |  | $ | 365 |  |  |
Net prior service cost | 15 |  | 17 |  |  |
Total | $ | 363 |  | $ | 382 |  |  |
Plan Assets We have investment committees that meet regularly to review portfolio returns and to determine asset-mix targets based on asset/liability studies. Third-party investment consultants assist these committees in developing asset allocation strategies to determine our expected rates of return and expected risk for various investment portfolios. The investment committees considered these strategies in the formal establishment of the current asset-mix targets based on the projected risk and return levels for all major asset classes. The table below presents the fair value of the plan assets at December 31:
| 2022 | 2021
Debt securities |  |
Fixed income and cash investment funds | $ | 1,482 |  | $ | 1,890 |
Equity securities |  |
Global equity securities (1) | 180 |  | 250 |
U.S. equity securities (1) | 102 |  | 222 |
Insurance contracts | 100 |  | 112 |
Real estate | 53 |  | 59 |
Private equities | 37 |  | 48 |
Other investments (2) | 313 |  | 566 |
Total plan assets | $ | 2,266 |  | $ | 3,147 |
(1)Include direct investments and investment funds. (2)Consists primarily of asset allocation fund investments. Plan assets valued using Net Asset Value ("NAV") as a practical expedient amounted to $2,157 million and $3,028 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The percentages of plan assets valued using NAV by investment fund type for equity securities, fixed income and cash, and alternative investments were 13%, 69%, and 18% as of December 31, 2022, respectively, and 16%, 62%, and 22% as of December 31, 2021, respectively. Those investments that were measured at fair value using NAV as a practical expedient were excluded from the fair value hierarchy. The practical expedient was not applied for investments with a fair value of $109 million and $119 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. There were investments classified within Level 3 of $100 million and $112 million for non U.S. insurance contracts as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other In April 2022, we initiated the termination of one of our fully funded frozen U.S. defined benefit pension plans (the "Plan"), which would result in the full settlement of our Plan obligations, which at December 31, 2022 was $286 million. The distribution of Plan assets from the pension trust fund pursuant to the termination will not be made until the Plan termination satisfies all regulatory requirements, which we currently expect to occur by the end of 2023. We do not expect the termination to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Funding Policy The funding policy for our Pension Benefits is to contribute amounts sufficient to meet minimum funding requirements as set forth in employee benefit and tax laws plus such additional amounts as we may determine to be appropriate. In 2022, we contributed approximately $32 million, which includes benefit payments made directly to the employee for our unfunded plans. We anticipate we will contribute between approximately $15 million to $20 million to our pension plans in 2023. The following table presents the expected benefit payments for Pension Benefits over the next 10 years. For funded Company sponsored plans, the benefit payments are made by the respective pension trust funds.
Year |  | Pension Benefits |  |
2023 (1) |  | $ | 447 |  |  |  |  |
2024 |  | 129 |  |  |  |  |
2025 |  | 133 |  |  |  |  |
2026 |  | 138 |  |  |  |  |
2027 |  | 139 |  |  |  |  |
2028-2032 |  | 730 |  |  |  |  |
(1)Includes $286 million related to the Plan termination discussed above. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS Our primary defined contribution plan during 2022 was the Company-sponsored U.S. 401(k) plan ("401(k) Plan"). The 401(k) Plan allows eligible employees to contribute portions of their eligible compensation to an investment trust. The Company matches employee contributions at the rate of $1.00 per $1.00 employee contribution for the first 5% of the employee's eligible compensation, and such contributions vest immediately. In addition, we make cash contributions for all eligible employees of 4% of their eligible compensation and such contributions are fully vested after three years of employment. The 401(k) Plan provides several investment options, for which the employee has sole investment discretion; however, the 401(k) Plan does not offer Baker Hughes' common stock as an investment option. Our costs for the 401(k) Plan and several other U.S. and non-U.S. defined contribution plans amounted to $212 million and $194 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. We have two non-qualified defined contribution plans that are invested through trusts. The assets and corresponding liabilities were $256 million and $322 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in the captions "All other assets" and "Liabilities for pensions and other postretirement benefits," respectively, in our consolidated statements of financial position.

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