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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets and Funded Status | The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the pension and retiree medical and other postretirement benefits obligations, fair value of plan assets and funded status as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Benefit obligation at beginning of period | $ | 14,037 |  |  | $ | 18,910 |  |  | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 1,098 |
Service cost | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 16 |
Interest cost | 758 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 30 |
Actuarial loss (gain) (1), (2) | 507 |  |  | (4,563) |  |  | 92 |  |  | (167) |
Plan amendments (3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 339 |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Benefit payments | (894) |  |  | (869) |  |  | (84) |  |  | (74) |
Benefit obligation at end of period | $ | 14,410 |  |  | $ | 14,037 |  |  | $ | 1,325 |  |  | $ | 906 |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period | $ | 11,884 |  |  | $ | 14,691 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 167 |
Actual return (loss) on plan assets | 1,368 |  |  | (1,943) |  |  | 14 |  |  | (18) |
Employer contributions (4) | 73 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 58 |
Benefit payments | (894) |  |  | (869) |  |  | (84) |  |  | (74) |
Fair value of plan assets at end of period | $ | 12,431 |  |  | $ | 11,884 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 133 |
Funded status at end of period | $ | (1,979) |  |  | $ | (2,153) |  |  | $ | (1,192) |  |  | $ | (773) |
(1)The 2023 and 2022 pension actuarial loss (gain) primarily relates to the change in our weighted average discount rate assumption. (2)The 2023 and 2022 retiree medical and other postretirement benefits actuarial loss (gain) primarily relates to the change in our weighted average discount rate assumption and, in 2023, the change in health care cost assumptions. (3)As of September 30, 2023, we remeasured our retiree medical and other postretirement benefits to account for enhanced retirement benefits provided to our mainline pilots pursuant to the new collective bargaining agreement ratified in August 2023. As a result, we increased our postretirement benefits obligation by $339 million, which was included as a component of prior service cost in accumulated other comprehensive loss. (4)In 2023, we made required contributions of $69 million to our defined benefit pension plans.
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets | Balance Sheet Position
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
As of December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liability | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 85 |
Noncurrent liability | 1,974 |  |  | 2,149 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | 688 |
Total liabilities | $ | 1,979 |  |  | $ | 2,153 |  |  | $ | 1,192 |  |  | $ | 773 |
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Net actuarial loss (gain) | $ | 3,566 |  |  | $ | 3,613 |  |  | $ | (383) |  |  | $ | (505) |
Prior service cost (benefit) | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 197 |  |  | (148) |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), pre-tax | $ | 3,566 |  |  | $ | 3,631 |  |  | $ | (186) |  |  | $ | (653) |
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets | Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets
| Pension Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Projected benefit obligation | $ | 14,410 |  |  | $ | 14,037 |
Fair value of plan assets | 12,431 |  |  | 11,884 |
Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 14,403 |  |  | $ | 14,030 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 906 |
Fair value of plan assets | 12,431 |  |  | 11,884 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 133 |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) | Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income)
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
| (In millions)
Defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Interest cost | 758 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 526 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 30 |
Expected return on assets | (918) |  |  | (1,138) |  |  | (1,084) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (12) |
Special termination benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 139 |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost (benefit) | 18 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | (6) |  |  | (14) |  |  | (13) |
Unrecognized net loss (gain) | 106 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 212 |  |  | (34) |  |  | (30) |  |  | (24) |
Net periodic benefit cost (income) | $ | (34) |  |  | $ | (395) |  |  | $ | (314) |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 132 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost | The following actuarial assumptions were used to determine our benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost (income) for the periods presented:
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Benefit obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average discount rate | 5.2% |  | 5.6% |  | 5.3% |  | 5.7%
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Net periodic benefit cost (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average discount rate | 5.6% |  | 3.0% |  | 2.7% |  | 5.7% |  | 2.8% |  | 2.4%
Weighted average expected rate of return on plan assets | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0%
Weighted average health care cost trend rate assumed for next year (1) | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 6.5% |  | 5.8% |  | 4.8%
(1)The weighted average health care cost trend rate at December 31, 2023 is assumed to decline gradually to 4.5% by 2033 and remain level thereafter.
Schedule of Expected Future Service Benefit Payments | The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service as appropriate, are expected to be paid (approximately, in millions):
| 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028 |  | 2029-2033
Pension benefits | $ | 952 |  |  | $ | 977 |  |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 1,023 |  |  | $ | 1,036 |  |  | $ | 5,265 |
Retiree medical and other postretirement benefits | 138 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 674 |
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets | The current strategic target asset allocation with the corresponding allowed range is as follows:
Asset Class/Sub-Class | Target Allocation |  | Allowed Range
Equity | 61 | % |  | 30% - 85%
Public: |  |  |
U.S. Large | 19 | % |  | 10% - 40%
U.S. Small/Mid | 5 | % |  | 0% - 10%
International Large | 13 | % |  | 5% - 25%
International Small/Mid | 3 | % |  | 0% - 10%
Emerging Markets | 6 | % |  | 0% - 15%
Private Equity | 15 | % |  | 5% - 30%
Fixed Income | 39 | % |  | 15% - 70%
Public U.S. Fixed Income | 30 | % |  | 15% - 60%
Private Income | 9 | % |  | 0% - 20%
Other | — | % |  | 0% - 5%
Cash Equivalents | — | % |  | 0% - 20%
Changes in Fair Value Measurements of Level 3 Investments | Changes in fair value measurements of Level 3 investments during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, were as follows (in millions):
| 2023 |  | 2022
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets: |  |  |
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date | (9) |  |  | 1 |
Purchases | 20 |  |  | 29 |
Sales | (2) |  |  | (9) |
Transfers out | — |  |  | (4) |
Balance at end of year | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 75 |
American Airlines, Inc. |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets and Funded Status | The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the pension and retiree medical and other postretirement benefits obligations, fair value of plan assets and funded status as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Benefit obligation at beginning of period | $ | 13,948 |  |  | $ | 18,791 |  |  | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 1,098 |
Service cost | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 16 |
Interest cost | 753 |  |  | 552 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 30 |
Actuarial loss (gain) (1), (2) | 501 |  |  | (4,534) |  |  | 92 |  |  | (167) |
Plan amendments (3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 339 |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Benefit payments | (890) |  |  | (864) |  |  | (84) |  |  | (74) |
Benefit obligation at end of period | $ | 14,314 |  |  | $ | 13,948 |  |  | $ | 1,325 |  |  | $ | 906 |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period | $ | 11,821 |  |  | $ | 14,605 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 167 |
Actual return (loss) on plan assets | 1,356 |  |  | (1,924) |  |  | 14 |  |  | (18) |
Employer contributions (4) | 71 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 58 |
Benefit payments | (890) |  |  | (864) |  |  | (84) |  |  | (74) |
Fair value of plan assets at end of period | $ | 12,358 |  |  | $ | 11,821 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 133 |
Funded status at end of period | $ | (1,956) |  |  | $ | (2,127) |  |  | $ | (1,192) |  |  | $ | (773) |
(1)The 2023 and 2022 pension actuarial loss (gain) primarily relates to the change in American’s weighted average discount rate assumption. (2)The 2023 and 2022 retiree medical and other postretirement benefits actuarial loss (gain) primarily relates to the change in American’s weighted average discount rate assumption and, in 2023, the change in health care cost assumptions. (3)As of September 30, 2023, American remeasured its retiree medical and other postretirement benefits to account for enhanced retirement benefits provided to its mainline pilots pursuant to the new collective bargaining agreement ratified in August 2023. As a result, American increased its postretirement benefits obligation by $339 million, which was included as a component of prior service cost in accumulated other comprehensive loss. (4)In 2023, American made required contributions of $67 million to its defined benefit pension plans.
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
As of December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liability | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 85 |
Noncurrent liability | 1,950 |  |  | 2,123 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | 688 |
Total liabilities | $ | 1,956 |  |  | $ | 2,127 |  |  | $ | 1,192 |  |  | $ | 773 |
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Net actuarial loss (gain) | $ | 3,561 |  |  | $ | 3,609 |  |  | $ | (382) |  |  | $ | (505) |
Prior service cost (benefit) | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 197 |  |  | (148) |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), pre-tax | $ | 3,561 |  |  | $ | 3,627 |  |  | $ | (185) |  |  | $ | (653) |
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets | Plans with Projected Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets
| Pension Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Projected benefit obligation | $ | 14,314 |  |  | $ | 13,948 |
Fair value of plan assets | 12,358 |  |  | 11,821 |
Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations Exceeding Fair Value of Plan Assets
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (In millions)
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 14,307 |  |  | $ | 13,941 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 906 |
Fair value of plan assets | 12,358 |  |  | 11,821 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 133 |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income) |
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
| (In millions)
Defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Interest cost | 753 |  |  | 552 |  |  | 523 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 30 |
Expected return on assets | (914) |  |  | (1,133) |  |  | (1,078) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (12) |
Special termination benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 139 |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost (benefit) | 18 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | (6) |  |  | (14) |  |  | (13) |
Unrecognized net loss (gain) | 106 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 211 |  |  | (34) |  |  | (30) |  |  | (24) |
Net periodic benefit cost (income) | $ | (35) |  |  | $ | (394) |  |  | $ | (313) |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 132 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost | The following actuarial assumptions were used to determine American’s benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost (income) for the periods presented:
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Benefit obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average discount rate | 5.2% |  | 5.6% |  | 5.3% |  | 5.7%
| Pension Benefits |  | Retiree Medical and Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Net periodic benefit cost (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average discount rate | 5.6% |  | 3.0% |  | 2.7% |  | 5.7% |  | 2.8% |  | 2.4%
Weighted average expected rate of return on plan assets | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0% |  | 8.0%
Weighted average health care cost trend rate assumed for next year (1) | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 6.5% |  | 5.8% |  | 4.8%
(1)The weighted average health care cost trend rate at December 31, 2023 is assumed to decline gradually to 4.5% by 2033 and remain level thereafter.
Schedule of Expected Future Service Benefit Payments | The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service as appropriate, are expected to be paid (approximately, in millions):
| 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028 |  | 2029-2033
Pension benefits | $ | 947 |  |  | $ | 972 |  |  | $ | 996 |  |  | $ | 1,017 |  |  | $ | 1,030 |  |  | $ | 5,232 |
Retiree medical and other postretirement benefits | 138 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 674 |
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets | The current strategic target asset allocation with the corresponding allowed range is as follows:
Asset Class/Sub-Class | Target Allocation |  | Allowed Range
Equity | 61 | % |  | 30% - 85%
Public: |  |  |
U.S. Large | 19 | % |  | 10% - 40%
U.S. Small/Mid | 5 | % |  | 0% - 10%
International Large | 13 | % |  | 5% - 25%
International Small/Mid | 3 | % |  | 0% - 10%
Emerging Markets | 6 | % |  | 0% - 15%
Private Equity | 15 | % |  | 5% - 30%
Fixed Income | 39 | % |  | 15% - 70%
Public U.S. Fixed Income | 30 | % |  | 15% - 60%
Private Income | 9 | % |  | 0% - 20%
Other | — | % |  | 0% - 5%
Cash Equivalents | — | % |  | 0% - 20%
Changes in Fair Value Measurements of Level 3 Investments | Changes in fair value measurements of Level 3 investments during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, were as follows (in millions):
| 2023 |  | 2022
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets: |  |  |
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date | (9) |  |  | 1 |
Purchases | 20 |  |  | 29 |
Sales | (2) |  |  | (9) |
Transfers out | — |  |  | (4) |
Balance at end of year | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 75 |
Pension Benefits |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets | The fair value of our pension plan assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, by asset category, were as follows (in millions) (1):
| December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Equity (2) | $ | 3,182 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,182 |  |  | $ | 3,097 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,097 |
Fixed income (3) | 260 |  |  | 3,238 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,498 |  |  | 227 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,144 |
Other, net (4) | (6) |  |  | 348 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 427 |
Measured at NAV (5): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common collective trusts (6) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,244 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,694 |
Private investments (7) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,081 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,522 |
Total plan assets | $ | 3,436 |  |  | $ | 3,586 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 12,431 |  |  | $ | 3,398 |  |  | $ | 3,195 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 11,884 |
(1)See Note 7 for a description of the levels within the fair value hierarchy. (2)Equity investments include domestic and international common stock, preferred stock and mutual funds invested in equity securities. (3)Fixed income investments include corporate, government and U.S. municipal bonds, as well as mutual funds invested in fixed income securities. (4)Other primarily includes a short-term investment fund, net receivables and payables of the master trust for dividends, interest and amounts due to or from the sale and purchase of securities and cash and cash equivalents. (5)Includes investments that were measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient that have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. (6)Common collective trusts include commingled funds primarily invested in equity securities. For some trusts, requests for withdrawals must meet specific requirements with advance notice of redemption preferred. (7)Private investments include limited partnerships that invest primarily in domestic private equity and private income opportunities. The pension plan’s master trust does not have the right to redeem its limited partnership investment at its NAV, but rather receives distributions as the underlying assets are liquidated. It is estimated that the underlying assets of these funds will be gradually liquidated over the next 10 years. As of December 31, 2023, the pension plan’s master trust has future funding commitments to these limited partnerships of approximately $1.3 billion, most of which are expected to be called over the next five years.
Pension Benefits | American Airlines, Inc. |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets | The fair value of American’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022, by asset category, were as follows (in millions) (1):
| December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Equity (2) | $ | 3,134 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,134 |  |  | $ | 3,055 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,055 |
Fixed income (3) | 235 |  |  | 3,238 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,473 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 2,917 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,123 |
Other, net (4) | (6) |  |  | 348 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 426 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 427 |
Measured at NAV (5): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common collective trusts (6) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,244 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,694 |
Private investments (7) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,081 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,522 |
Total plan assets | $ | 3,363 |  |  | $ | 3,586 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 12,358 |  |  | $ | 3,335 |  |  | $ | 3,195 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 11,821 |
(1)See Note 6 for a description of the levels within the fair value hierarchy. (2)Equity investments include domestic and international common stock and preferred stock. (3)Fixed income investments include corporate, government and U.S. municipal bonds, as well as mutual funds invested in fixed income securities. (4)Other primarily includes a short-term investment fund, net receivables and payables of the master trust for dividends, interest and amounts due to or from the sale and purchase of securities and cash and cash equivalents. (5)Includes investments that were measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient that have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. (6)Common collective trusts include commingled funds primarily invested in equity securities. For some trusts, requests for withdrawals must meet specific requirements with advance notice of redemption preferred. (7)Private investments include limited partnerships that invest primarily in domestic private equity and private income opportunities. The pension plan’s master trust does not have the right to redeem its limited partnership investment at its NAV, but rather receives distributions as the underlying assets are liquidated. It is estimated that the underlying assets of these funds will be gradually liquidated over the next 10 years. As of December 31, 2023, the pension plan’s master trust has future funding commitments to these limited partnerships of approximately $1.3 billion, most of which are expected to be called over the next five years.

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