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Employee benefit plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Components of net periodic benefit cost
The components of net periodic benefit cost include the following:
202320222021
Retirement Plans
Service cost$2,918 $3,304 $3,916 
Interest cost18,101 10,562 24,186 
Expected return on plan assets(9,451)(10,302)(22,888)
Amortization of prior service cost926 913 900 
Amortization of net actuarial loss4,300 6,240 16,503 
Effect of settlement loss1,010 479 550,706 
Effect of curtailment loss— 43 — 
Net periodic benefit cost$17,804 $11,239 $573,323 
Retiree Health and Life Insurance Plans
Service cost$230 $320 $374 
Interest cost507 258 197 
Expected return on plan assets(313)(439)(444)
Amortization of prior service credit— — — 
Amortization of net actuarial gain(768)(681)(744)
Net periodic benefit income$(344)$(542)$(617)
Plans' obligations
The following tables set forth the Plans’ obligations and assets at December 31:
 Retirement Plans
Retiree Health and
Life Insurance Plans
  
2023202220232022
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation at January 1$352,843 $514,633 $11,244 $13,745 
Service cost2,918 3,304 230 320 
Interest cost18,101 10,562 507 258 
Plan participant contributions60 50 — — 
Plan amendments306 665 11,637 — 
Actuarial loss/(gain)
15,663 (124,982)(266)(1,825)
Benefits paid(26,703)(22,268)(788)(1,224)
Impact of foreign exchange rates8,707 (27,273)(30)
Effect of settlements(2,373)(1,736)— — 
Effect of curtailments— (112)— — 
Acquisitions43,934 — — — 
Benefit obligation at December 31$413,456 $352,843 $22,571 $11,244 
Fair value of plan assets
 Retirement Plans
Retiree Health and
Life Insurance Plans
  
2023202220232022
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at January 1$253,125 $417,105 $12,750 $13,942 
Actual return on plan assets15,968 (119,714)553 (532)
Company contributions13,908 14,677 754 652 
Plan participant contributions60 50 — — 
Benefits paid(26,703)(22,268)(788)(1,224)
Impact of foreign exchange rates10,388 (33,800)— — 
Effect of settlements(2,373)(1,736)— — 
Expenses paid(1,108)(1,189)(56)(88)
Acquisitions32,322 — — — 
Fair value of plan assets at December 31$295,587 $253,125 $13,213 $12,750 
Funded Status of the Plans$(117,869)$(99,718)$(9,358)$1,506 
Recognized amounts in consolidated balance sheets
 Retirement Plans
Retiree Health and
Life Insurance Plans
  
2023202220232022
Total Recognized Amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Noncurrent assets$26,599 $30,322 $— $2,919 
Current liabilities(9,797)(9,478)(1,801)(1,049)
Noncurrent liabilities(134,671)(120,562)(7,557)(364)
Net (liability)/asset$(117,869)$(99,718)$(9,358)$1,506 
Amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss/(income)
Items not yet recognized as a pre-tax component of net periodic benefit cost that are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:
 Retirement Plans
Retiree Health and
Life Insurance Plans
  
2023202220232022
Net actuarial loss/(gain)$114,957 $109,558 $(6,120)$(6,437)
Prior service cost5,557 6,053 11,637 — 
 $120,514 $115,611 $5,517 $(6,437)
The pre-tax amounts recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss/(Income) include the following:
 Retirement Plans
Retiree Health and
Life Insurance Plans
  
202320222021202320222021
Adjustments arising during the period:
Net actuarial loss/(gain)$10,709 $4,839 $(63,684)$(451)$(761)$(412)
Prior service cost430 678 837 11,637 — — 
Net settlements/curtailments(1,010)(522)(550,706)— — — 
Amortization recognized during the period:
Net actuarial (loss)/gain(4,300)(6,240)(16,503)768 681 744 
Prior service (cost)/credit(926)(913)(900)— — — 
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss/(income)$4,903 $(2,158)$(630,956)$11,954 $(80)$332 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss/(income)$22,707 $9,081 $(57,633)$11,610 $(622)$(285)
Company's projected benefit payments
The following table sets forth the Company’s projected benefit payments for the next ten years:
YearRetirement Plans
Retiree Health and
Life Insurance Plans
2024$29,104 $1,853 
2025$29,914 $1,885 
2026$32,028 $2,044 
2027$31,621 $1,906 
2028$31,606 $2,159 
2029-2033$160,293 $9,793 
Major actuarial assumptions used in determining PBO, ABO and net periodic cost
The following tables set forth the major actuarial assumptions used in determining the benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost:
Weighted-average assumptions
used to determine benefit
obligations at December 31
U.S.
Retirement
Plans
U.S. Retiree
Health and
Life Insurance
Plans
Foreign Plans
Discount Rate
20234.84 %4.68 %4.79 %
20225.01 %4.92 %4.97 %
Rate of Compensation Increase
2023— %3.03 %3.11 %
2022— %2.99 %3.29 %
 
Weighted-average assumptions
used to determine net periodic benefit
cost for years ended December 31
U.S.
Retirement
Plans
U.S. Retiree
Health and
Life Insurance
Plans
Foreign
Plans
Discount Rate
20235.01 %4.92 %4.97 %
20222.77 %2.48 %2.22 %
20212.32 %2.04 %1.70 %
Expected Long-term Rate of Return
20232.48 %2.45 %4.70 %
20223.27 %3.18 %3.00 %
20213.27 %2.01 %3.69 %
Rate of Compensation Increase
2023— %2.99 %3.29 %
2022— %3.01 %3.21 %
2021— %3.03 %3.20 %
Health care cost trend rates related to U.S. plan
The U.S. Retiree Health and Life Insurance Plan makes up approximately 98% of the Retiree Health liability. Therefore, the following information relates to the U.S. plan only.
Healthcare Cost Trend RatePre-age 65Post-age 65
20236.25 %7.25 %
20225.80 %6.50 %
Ultimate Trend RatePre-age 65Post-age 65
20234.50 %4.50 %
20224.50 %4.50 %
Year at which the Rate Reaches
the Ultimate Trend Rate
Pre-age 65Post-age 65
202320332033
202220302030
Weighted-average asset allocations
The following table sets forth the weighted-average asset allocations of the Company’s retirement plans at 2023 and 2022, by asset category.
Asset Category
  
U.S.RTSU.K.Canada
Equity securities202322.2 %18.6 %20.0 %29.4 %
202223.4 %N/A22.6 %34.0 %
Debt securities202376.6 %81.2 %79.1 %70.6 %
202272.9 %N/A76.3 %66.0 %
Cash and short-term investments20231.2 %0.2 %0.9 %— %
20223.7 %N/A1.1 %— %
Total2023100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
2022100.0 %N/A100.0 %100.0 %
The following table sets forth the weighted-average asset allocations by asset category of the Company’s retiree health and life insurance plan.
Asset Category20232022
Equity securities—%—%
Debt securities100.0%100.0%
Cash—%—%
Total100.0%100.0%