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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of lease, cost | Lease expense consisted of the following:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| (Dollars in millions)
Operating and short-term lease cost | $ | 446 |  |  | 459 |  |  | 451 |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of right-of-use assets | 25 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 37 |
Interest on lease liability | 11 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 15 |
Total finance lease cost | 36 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 52 |
Total lease cost | $ | 482 |  |  | 503 |  |  | 503 |
Supplemental consolidated cash flow statement information related to leases is included below:
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (Dollars in millions)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases | $ | 427 |  |  | 461 |
Operating cash flows for finance leases | 11 |  |  | 12 |
Financing cash flows for finance leases | 17 |  |  | 25 |
Supplemental lease cash flow disclosures: |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | 191 |  |  | 143 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 2 |  |  | 10 |
Schedule of assets and liabilities | Supplemental consolidated balance sheet information and other information related to leases is included below:
|  | As of December 31,
Leases (Dollars in millions) | Classification on the Balance Sheet | 2024 |  | 2023
Assets |  |  |  |
Operating lease assets | Other, net | $ | 1,119 |  |  | 1,230 |
Finance lease assets | Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 236 |  |  | 260 |
Total leased assets | $ | 1,355 |  |  | 1,490 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
Operating | Current operating lease liabilities | $ | 253 |  |  | 268 |
Finance | Current maturities of long-term debt | 17 |  |  | 16 |
Noncurrent |  |  |  |
Operating | Other | 959 |  |  | 1,040 |
Finance | Long-term debt | 198 |  |  | 215 |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 1,427 |  |  | 1,539 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |  |  |
Operating leases | 7.7 |  | 8.2
Finance leases | 11.4 |  | 11.3
Weighted-average discount rate |  |  |  |
Operating leases | 8.90 | % |  | 7.59 | %
Finance leases | 4.40 | % |  | 4.98 | %
Schedule of maturity of operating lease liabilities | As of December 31, 2024, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
| Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
| (Dollars in millions)
2025 | $ | 340 |  |  | 27 |
2026 | 252 |  |  | 28 |
2027 | 204 |  |  | 28 |
2028 | 167 |  |  | 28 |
2029 | 131 |  |  | 26 |
Thereafter | 592 |  |  | 140 |
Total lease payments | 1,686 |  |  | 277 |
Less: interest | (474) |  |  | (62) |
Total | 1,212 |  |  | 215 |
Less: current portion | (253) |  |  | (17) |
Long-term portion | $ | 959 |  |  | 198 |
Schedule of maturity of finance lease liabilities | As of December 31, 2024, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
| Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
| (Dollars in millions)
2025 | $ | 340 |  |  | 27 |
2026 | 252 |  |  | 28 |
2027 | 204 |  |  | 28 |
2028 | 167 |  |  | 28 |
2029 | 131 |  |  | 26 |
Thereafter | 592 |  |  | 140 |
Total lease payments | 1,686 |  |  | 277 |
Less: interest | (474) |  |  | (62) |
Total | 1,212 |  |  | 215 |
Less: current portion | (253) |  |  | (17) |
Long-term portion | $ | 959 |  |  | 198 |

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