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Long-Term Employee Benefit Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Long-Term Employee Benefit Liabilities
Long-term employee benefit liabilities consist of:
 
    
2023
     2022  
Defined benefit pension plans and other [a]
  
$
124
 
   $ 146  
Termination and long-term service arrangements [b]
  
 
428
 
     369  
Retirement medical benefits plans [c]
  
 
20
 
     20  
Other long-term employee benefits
  
 
19
 
     13  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Long-term employee benefit obligations
  
$
591
 
   $ 548
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Summary of Weighted Average Significant Actuarial Assumptions Adopted in Measuring Company's Obligations and Cost
[a]
Defined benefit pension plans
The Company sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans and similar arrangements for its employees. All pension plans are funded to at least the minimum legal funding requirements, while European defined benefit pension plans are unfunded.
The significant weighted average actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring the Company’s obligations and costs are as follows:
 
    
2023
    2022  
Projected benefit obligation
    
Discount rate
  
 
4.7
    4.8
Rate of compensation increase
  
 
3.7
    3.6
Net periodic benefit cost
    
Discount rate
  
 
4.5
    2.8
Rate of compensation increase
  
 
3.7
    2.9
Expected return on plan assets
  
 
5.7
    4.6
Schedule of Company's Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Information about the Company’s defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
 
    
2023
     2022  
Projected benefit obligation
     
Beginning of year
  
$
498
 
   $ 689  
Current service cost
  
 
6
 
     9  
Interest cost
  
 
22
 
     14  
Actuarial gains and changes in actuarial assumptions
  
 
5
 
     (155
Benefits paid
  
 
(24
     (31
Acquisition
[note 7]
  
 
4
 
     —   
Divestiture
  
 
(10
     —   
Foreign exchange
  
 
10
 
     (28
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
End of year
  
 
511
 
     498  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Plan assets at fair value [i]
     
Beginning of year
  
 
391
 
     532  
Return on plan assets
  
 
41
 
     (107
Employer contributions
  
 
7
 
     11  
Benefits paid
  
 
(19
     (27
Foreign exchange
  
 
7
 
     (18
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
End of year
  
 
427
 
     391  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending funded status – Plan deficit
  
$
84
 
   $ 107  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
     
Non-current asset
[note 14]
  
$
41
 
   $ 41  
Current liability
  
 
1
 
     2  
Non-current liability
  
 
124
 
     146  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net liability
  
$
84
 
   $ 107  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income Unrecognized actuarial losses
  
$
(75
   $ (86
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
     
Current service cost
  
$
6
 
   $ 9  
Interest cost
  
 
22
 
     14  
Return on plan assets
  
 
(21
     (23
Actuarial losses
  
 
3
 
     3  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  
$
10
 
   $ 3  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
  [i]
The asset allocation of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans at December 31, 2023 and the target allocation range for 2024 are as follows:
 
    
2024
    2023  
Fixed income securities   
 
60-86
    67
Equity securities   
 
19-45
    28
Cash and cash equivalents
  
 
0-10
    5
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
100
    100
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Future Benefit Payments
[d]
Future benefit payments
 
     Defined
benefit
pension plans
     Termination
and long
service
arrangements
     Retirement
medical
benefits plans
     Total  
Expected employer contributions - 2024
   $ 13      $ 17      $ 1      $ 31  
Expected benefit payments:
           
2024
   $ 27      $ 17      $ 1      $ 45  
2025
     26        19        1        46  
2026
     27        22        1        50  
2027
     29        25        1        55  
2028
     30        31        2        63  
Thereafter
     166        314        6        486  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
   $ 305      $ 428      $ 12      $ 745  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Termination and Long-term Service Arrangements [Member]  
Summary of Weighted Average Significant Actuarial Assumptions Adopted in Measuring Company's Obligations and Cost
The weighted average significant actuarial assumptions adopted in measuring the Company’s projected termination and long-term service benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
          
          
    
2023
   
2022
 
Discount rate
  
 
5.3
 
 
4.8
Rate of compensation increase
  
 
3.7
 
 
3.5
Schedule of Company's Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Information about the Company’s termination and long-term service arrangements is as follows:
 
    
2023
     2022  
Projected benefit obligation
     
Beginning of year
  
$
387
 
   $ 467  
Current service cost
  
 
16
 
     13  
Interest cost
  
 
20
 
     11  
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions
  
 
21
 
     (67
Benefits paid
  
 
(24
     (18
Foreign exchange
  
 
25
 
     (19
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending funded status – Plan deficit
  
$
445
 
   $ 387  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
     
Current liability
  
$
17
 
   $ 18  
Non-current liability
  
 
428
 
     369  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net liability
  
$
445
 
   $ 387  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income Unrecognized actuarial losses
  
$
(59
   $ (38
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
     
Current service cost
  
$
16
 
   $ 13  
Interest cost
  
 
20
 
     11  
Actuarial losses
  
 
7
 
     7  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  
$
43
 
   $ 31  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Retirement Medical Benefits Plans [Member]  
Summary of Weighted Average Significant Actuarial Assumptions Adopted in Measuring Company's Obligations and Cost
The weighted average discount rates used in measuring the Company’s projected retirement medical benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 
            
            
    
2023
   
2022
 
Retirement medical benefit obligations
  
 
4.8
 
 
5.1
Net periodic benefit cost
  
 
5.1
 
 
3.1
Health care cost inflation
  
 
6.7
 
 
6.8
Schedule of Company's Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Information about the Company’s retirement medical benefits plans are as follows:
 
                               
    
2023
    
2022
 
Projected benefit obligation
     
Beginning of year
  
$
21
 
  
$
27
 
Interest cost
  
 
1
 
  
 
1
 
Employer contributions
  
 
1
 
  
 
— 
 
Actuarial gains and changes in actuarial assumptions
  
 
(3
  
 
(6
Benefits paid
  
 
(1
  
 
(1
Foreign exchange
  
 
2
 
  
 
— 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending funded status – Plan deficit
  
$
21
 
  
$
21
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet
     
Current liability
  
$
1
 
  
$
1
 
Non-current
liability
  
 
20
 
  
 
20
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net liability
  
$
21
 
  
$
21
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income
     
Unrecognized actuarial gains
  
$
19
 
  
$
17
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
     
Interest cost
  
$
1
 
  
$
1
 
Actuarial gains
  
 
(1
  
 
(1
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  
$
 — 
 
  
$
—