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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision For Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for 2023, 2022 and 2021 consisted of the following:
 Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)202320222021
Current:
Federal$86.4 $62.7 $(12.7)
State1.5 51.9 5.6 
Non-U.S.357.4 770.4 386.9 
Total current445.3 885.0 379.8 
Noncurrent:
Federal$0.3 $0.2 $— 
State— — — 
Non-U.S.(3.0)(0.7)110.0 
Total noncurrent(2.7)(0.5)110.0 
Deferred:
Federal$(35.4)$215.4 $141.9 
State(4.2)31.0 21.4 
Non-U.S.(226.0)93.4 (55.4)
Total deferred(265.6)339.8 107.9 
Provision for income taxes$177.0 $1,224.3 $597.7 
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate
The components of earnings from consolidated companies before income taxes, and the effects of significant adjustments to tax computed at the federal statutory rate, were as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)202320222021
U.S. earnings (loss)$121.6 $1,587.8 $900.1 
Non-U.S. earnings1,204.3 3,054.7 1,324.7 
Earnings (loss) from consolidated companies before income taxes$1,325.9 $4,642.5 $2,224.8 
Computed tax at the U.S. federal statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit0.4 %1.1 %1.2 %
Percentage depletion in excess of basis(4.9)%(1.8)%(1.1)%
Impact of non-U.S. earnings8.7 %5.8 %6.3 %
Change in valuation allowance(1.7)%— %(0.3)%
Non-U.S. incentives(11.5)%(2.6)%(5.7)%
Withholding tax6.3 %1.6 %3.3 %
U.S. general basket foreign tax credits(4.0)%— %— %
Tax legislation change impacts(1.6)%— %— %
Undistributed earnings2.2 %— %— %
Other items (none in excess of 5% of computed tax)(1.6)%1.3 %2.2 %
Effective tax rate13.3 %26.4 %26.9 %
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
Significant components of our deferred tax liabilities and assets were as follows as of December 31:
 December 31,
(in millions)20232022
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization$490.2 $430.5 
Depletion623.6 613.5 
Partnership tax basis differences69.7 59.3 
Undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries29.3 — 
Other liabilities97.0 37.6 
Total deferred tax liabilities$1,309.8 $1,140.9 
Deferred tax assets:
Capital loss carryforwards14.9 3.6 
Foreign tax credit carryforwards1,266.2 736.7 
Net operating loss carryforwards514.4 255.8 
Pension plans and other benefits17.8 14.3 
Asset retirement obligations452.1 369.4 
Disallowed interest expense under §163(j)11.5 — 
Other assets468.6 413.2 
Subtotal2,745.5 1,793.0 
Valuation allowance1,421.9 909.9 
Net deferred tax assets1,323.6 883.1 
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)$13.8 $(257.8)
Summary Of Income Tax Uncertainties
A summary of gross unrecognized tax benefit activity is as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)202320222021
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period$25.2 $124.6 $36.9 
Gross increases:
Prior period tax positions0.9 0.7 84.7 
Current period tax positions3.0 3.0 3.0 
Gross decreases:
Prior period tax positions(3.8)(99.7)— 
Currency translation0.5 (3.4)— 
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, end of period$25.8 $25.2 $124.6 
Summary of Valuation Allowance
Changes to our income tax valuation allowance were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)202320222021
Income tax valuation allowance, related to deferred income taxes
Balance at beginning of period$909.9 $774.7 $683.0 
Charges or (reductions) to costs and expenses512.0 135.2 91.7 
Balance at end of period$1,421.9 $909.9 $774.7