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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The net periodic benefits costs were valued with a measurement date of January 1 for each year and consisted of the following components (in millions of dollars):
For the Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
SG&A
Service cost$$$
Other (income) expense
Interest cost
Expected return on assets(8)(8)(8)
Amortization of prior service credit(10)(9)(10)
Amortization of unrecognized gains(9)(8)(5)
Net periodic benefits$(19)$(17)$(12)
Schedule of Accumulated and Projected Benefit Obligations
Reconciliations of the beginning and ending balances of the postretirement benefit asset (obligation), which is calculated as of December 31 measurement date, the fair value of plan assets available for benefits and the funded status of the benefit asset (obligation) follow (in millions of dollars):
20222021
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$153 $167 
Service cost
Interest cost
Plan participants' contributions
Actuarial gains(40)(14)
Benefits paid
(12)(11)
Benefit obligation at end of year$112 $153 
Plan assets available for benefits at beginning of year$207 $206 
Actual returns on plan assets(36)
Plan participants' contributions
Benefits paid
(12)(11)
Plan assets available for benefits at end of year162 207 
Noncurrent postretirement benefit asset$50 $54 
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The amounts recognized in AOCE consisted of the following (in millions of dollars):
As of December 31,
20222021
Prior service credit$33 $42 
Unrecognized gains77 90 
Deferred tax liability(28)(33)
Net accumulated gains
$82 $99 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The following assumptions were used to determine net periodic benefit costs at January 1 of each year:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202220212020
Discount rate2.57 %2.17 %3.01 %
Long-term rate of return on plan assets – net of tax4.04 %4.04 %4.04 %
Initial healthcare cost trend rate
Pre age 656.50 %5.81 %6.06 %
Post age 65NANANA
Catastrophic drug benefitNANANA
Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate4.50 %4.50 %4.50 %
Year ultimate healthcare cost trend rate reached203020262026
HRA credit inflation index for grandfathered retirees— %— %2.50 %

The following assumptions were used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:
202220212020
Discount rate4.92 %2.57 %2.17 %
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets – net of tax4.04 %4.04 %4.04 %
Initial healthcare cost trend rate
Pre age 657.50 %6.50 %5.81 %
Post age 65NANANA
Catastrophic drug benefitNANANA
Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate4.50 %4.50 %4.50 %
Year ultimate healthcare cost trend rate reached203320302026
HRA credit inflation index for grandfathered retirees— %— %— %
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The plan assets available for benefits are net of Trust liabilities, primarily related to deferred income taxes and taxes payable as of December 31 (in millions of dollars):
20222021
Asset class:
 Level 1 inputs:
Mutual funds:
   Funds – municipal/provincial bonds$$12 
   Funds – corporate bonds fund
Federal Money Market Fund— 
 Level 2 inputs:
Fixed income:
  Corporate bonds57 89 
  Government/municipal bonds12 14 
Equity funds73 85 
 Plan assets153 209 
 Less trust assets (liabilities)(2)
 Plan assets available for benefits$162 $207 
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
The Company forecasts the following benefit payments related to postretirement (which include a projection for expected future team member service) for the next ten years (in millions of dollars):
YearEstimated Gross Benefit Payments
2023$
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028-203241 
Total$86