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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of non-operating affiliates | The components of earnings before income taxes and the components of our income tax provision are as follows:
| Year ended December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (in millions)
Domestic | $ | 2,031 |  |  | $ | 1,533 |  |  | $ | 2,248 |
Non-U.S. | 208 |  |  | 229 |  |  | — |
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 2,239 |  |  | $ | 1,762 |  |  | $ | 2,248 |
Schedule of components of Income tax provision |
Current |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 328 |  |  | $ | 312 |  |  | $ | 271 |
Foreign | 61 |  |  | 42 |  |  | (26) |
State | 46 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 84 |
| 435 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 329 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 15 |  |  | (89) |  |  | 108 |
Foreign | (9) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (5) |
State | — |  |  | (29) |  |  | (22) |
| 6 |  |  | (115) |  |  | 81 |
Income tax provision | $ | 441 |  |  | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | 410 |
Summary of differences in expected income tax provision based on statutory rates applied to earnings before income taxes and income tax provision reflected in the consolidated statements of operations | Differences in the expected income tax provision based on statutory rates applied to earnings before income taxes and the income tax provision reflected in the consolidated statements of operations are summarized below.
| Year ended December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
| (in millions, except percentages)
Earnings before income taxes | $ | 2,239 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,762 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,248 |  |  |
Expected tax provision at U.S. statutory rate of 21% | $ | 470 |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | 370 |  |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | 472 |  |  | 21.0 | %
Domestic federal reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credits | (6) |  |  | (0.3) | % |  | (3) |  |  | (0.2) | % |  | (16) |  |  | (0.7) | %
Nontaxable or nondeductible items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (72) |  |  | (3.2) | % |  | (54) |  |  | (3.1) | % |  | (66) |  |  | (2.9) | %
Other | (1) |  |  | — | % |  | 6 |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | (3) |  |  | (0.1) | %
Effect of cross-border tax laws | 1 |  |  | — | % |  | 1 |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | 3 |  |  | 0.1 | %
Changes in valuation allowances | 4 |  |  | 0.2 | % |  | 2 |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | 10 |  |  | 0.4 | %
Other: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction | (27) |  |  | (1.2) | % |  | (27) |  |  | (1.5) | % |  | (20) |  |  | (0.9) | %
Other | 2 |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | 1 |  |  | 0.1 | % |  | 1 |  |  | 0.1 | %
State and local income tax, net of federal income tax effect(1) | 35 |  |  | 1.6 | % |  | 10 |  |  | 0.6 | % |  | 53 |  |  | 2.4 | %
Foreign tax effects | 14 |  |  | 0.6 | % |  | (5) |  |  | (0.3) | % |  | (13) |  |  | (0.6) | %
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 21 |  |  | 0.9 | % |  | (16) |  |  | (0.9) | % |  | (11) |  |  | (0.5) | %
Income tax provision | $ | 441 |  |  |  |  | $ | 285 |  |  |  |  | $ | 410 |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 19.7 | % |  |  |  | 16.2 | % |  |  |  | 18.3 | % |  |
______________________________________________________________________________ (1)In both 2025 and 2024, state and local income taxes in Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, and Minnesota comprise the majority of the state and local income tax, net of federal income tax effect category. In 2023, state and local income taxes in Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota comprise the majority of the state and local income tax, net of federal income tax effect category.
Schedule of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities | Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (in millions)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards, state | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 56 |
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards, foreign | 56 |  |  | 49 |
Retirement and other employee benefits | 8 |  |  | 2 |
Foreign tax credits | 61 |  |  | 57 |
State tax credits | 14 |  |  | 11 |
Operating lease liabilities | 100 |  |  | 66 |
Other | 46 |  |  | 34 |
| 339 |  |  | 275 |
Valuation allowance | (118) |  |  | (107) |
| 221 |  |  | 168 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | (291) |  |  | (273) |
Investments in partnerships | (647) |  |  | (659) |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | (98) |  |  | (63) |
Foreign earnings | (21) |  |  | (14) |
Other | (33) |  |  | (30) |
| (1,090) |  |  | (1,039) |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | (869) |  |  | $ | (871) |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (in millions)
Unrecognized tax benefits: |  |  |
Balance as of January 1 | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 222 |
Additions for tax positions taken during the current year | 8 |  |  | 1 |
Additions for tax positions taken during prior years | 53 |  |  | 7 |
Reductions related to lapsed statutes of limitations | — |  |  | — |
Reductions related to settlements with tax jurisdictions | (3) |  |  | — |
Balance as of December 31 | $ | 288 |  |  | $ | 230 |

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