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BENEFIT PLANS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
BENEFIT PLANS | BENEFIT PLANS Defined Contribution Plans The Company maintains both U.S. and non-U.S. employee defined contribution plans. The primary U.S. plan, the Dentsply Sirona Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”), allows eligible employees to contribute a portion of their cash compensation to the plan on a tax-deferred basis, and in most cases, the Company provides a matching contribution. The Plan includes various investment funds. The Company may make a non-elective discretionary cash contribution of 3% of compensation to participant accounts. Additionally, each eligible participant who elects to contribute to the Plan will receive a matching contribution of 100% on the first 1% contributed and 50% on the next 5% contributed for a total maximum matching contribution of 3.5%. In addition to the primary U.S. plan, the Company also maintains various other U.S. and non-U.S. defined contribution and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The annual expenses, net of forfeitures, were $43 million, $41 million and $39 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Defined Benefit Plans The Company maintains defined benefit pension plans for certain employees in Austria, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United States. These plans provide benefits based upon age, years of service and remuneration. Substantially all the German and Swedish plans are unfunded book reserve plans. Most employees and retirees outside the United States are covered by government health plans. The Company predominantly derives its discount rates by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve to the relevant projected cash flows; or, in markets where there is an absence of a sufficiently deep corporate bond market, it uses liability durations in establishing its discount rates, which are observed from indices of high-grade corporate or government bond yield in the respective economic regions of the plan. For the large defined benefits pension plans, the Company uses a spot rate approach for the estimation of the Service cost and Interest cost components of benefit cost by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve to the relevant projected cash flows. Significant changes in the retirement plan benefit obligations for the year ended December 31, 2023 include a $35 million actuarial loss primarily attributable to the decrease in discount rates, the effect of which is slightly offset by the change in inflation and salary increase assumptions in some plans. The changes also include a $3 million actuarial loss due to plan experience different than anticipated. Significant changes in the retirement plan benefit obligations for the year ended December 31, 2022 include a $162 million actuarial gain primarily attributable to the increase in discount rates, the effect of which is slightly offset by the change in inflation and salary increase assumptions in some plans. The changes also include a $1 million actuarial gain due to demographic assumption changes and a $14 million actuarial loss due to plan experience different than anticipated. Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets The primary investment strategy is to ensure that the assets of the plans, along with anticipated future contributions, will be invested in order that the benefit entitlements of employees, pensioners and beneficiaries covered under the plan can be met when due with high probability. Pension plan assets consist mainly of common stock and fixed income investments. The target allocations for defined benefit plan assets are 30% to 65% equity securities, 30% to 65% fixed income securities, 0% to 15% real estate, and 0% to 25% in all other types of investments. Equity securities include investments in companies located both in and outside the United States. Equity securities in the defined benefit pension plans do not include Company common stock contributed directly by the Company. Fixed income securities include corporate bonds of companies from diversified industries, government bonds, mortgage notes and pledge letters. Other types of investments include investments in mutual funds, insurance contracts, hedge funds and real estate. These plan assets are not recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as they are held in trust or other off-balance sheet investment vehicles. The defined benefit pension plan assets maintained in Austria, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Taiwan all have separate investment policies but generally have an objective to achieve a long-term rate of return in excess of 2% while at the same time mitigating the impact of investment risk associated with investment categories that are expected to yield greater than average returns. In accordance with the investment policies, the plans’ assets were invested in the following investment categories: interest-bearing cash, U.S. and foreign equities, foreign fixed income securities (primarily corporate and government bonds), insurance company contracts, real estate and hedge funds. Reconciliation of changes in the defined benefit obligations, fair value of assets and statement of funded status were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Change in Benefit Obligation |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 619 |
Service cost |  | 10 |  |  | 12 |
Interest cost |  | 14 |  |  | 5 |
Participant contributions |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Actuarial losses (gains) |  | 38 |  |  | (149) |
Effect of exchange rate changes |  | 26 |  |  | (35) |
Plan curtailments and settlements |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Benefits paid |  | (21) |  |  | (15) |
Benefit obligation at end of year |  | $ | 511 |  |  | $ | 440 |
Change in Plan Assets |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 212 |
Actual return on assets |  | 10 |  |  | (28) |
Plan settlements |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Effect of exchange rate changes |  | 17 |  |  | (5) |
Employer contributions |  | 15 |  |  | 15 |
Participant contributions |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Benefits paid |  | (21) |  |  | (15) |
Fair value of plan assets at end of year |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 182 |
Funded status at end of year |  | $ | (304) |  |  | $ | (258) |
The amounts recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of tax effects, were as follows:
|  | Location In The |  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Other noncurrent assets, net |  | Other noncurrent assets |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Deferred tax asset |  | Other noncurrent assets |  | 11 |  |  | 6 |
Total assets |  |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 15 |
Current liabilities |  | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | (11) |  |  | $ | (10) |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | Other noncurrent liabilities |  | (298) |  |  | (257) |
Deferred tax liability |  | Deferred income taxes |  | (2) |  |  | (5) |
Total liabilities |  |  |  | $ | (311) |  |  | $ | (272) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | 36 |  |  | 7 |
Net amount recognized |  |  |  | $ | (259) |  |  | $ | (250) |
Amounts recognized in AOCI were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Net actuarial loss |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Net prior service cost |  | (3) |  |  | (4) |
Before tax AOCI |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Less: Deferred taxes |  | 9 |  |  | 1 |
Net of tax AOCI |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Information for pension plans with a projected or accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Projected benefit obligation |  | $ | 323 |  |  | $ | 283 |
Accumulated benefit obligation |  | 310 |  |  | 272 |
Fair value of plan assets |  | 15 |  |  | 15 |
Components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |  | Location in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |
Service cost |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | Cost of products sold
Service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 10 |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Interest cost |  | 14 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | Other expense (income), net
Expected return on plan assets |  | (6) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |  |  | Other expense (income), net
Amortization of prior service credit |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | Other expense (income), net
Amortization of net actuarial loss |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | 12 |  |  | Other expense (income), net
Acquisitions/Divestitures |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | Other expense (income), net
Curtailment and settlement gains |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | Other expense (income), net
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  |
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in AOCI were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Net actuarial losses (gains) |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | (125) |  |  | $ | (36) |
Amortization |  | 1 |  |  | (7) |  |  | (11) |
Total recognized in AOCI |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | (132) |  |  | $ | (47) |
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and AOCI |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | (113) |  |  | $ | (20) |
Assumptions The weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the Company’s plans, principally in foreign locations were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Interest crediting rate |  | 2.3 | % |  | 2.5 | % |  | 1.3 | %
Discount rate |  | 2.6 | % |  | 3.2 | % |  | 1.1 | %
Rate of compensation increase |  | 2.5 | % |  | 2.6 | % |  | 2.6 | %
The weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s plans, principally in foreign locations were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Interest crediting rate |  | 2.5 | % |  | 1.3 | % |  | 1.3 | %
Discount rate |  | 3.2 | % |  | 1.1 | % |  | 0.6 | %
Expected return on plan assets |  | 3.2 | % |  | 2.2 | % |  | 2.2 | %
Rate of compensation increase |  | 2.6 | % |  | 2.6 | % |  | 2.4 | %
Measurement date |  | 12/31/2023 |  | 12/31/2022 |  | 12/31/2021
To develop the assumptions for the expected long-term rate of return on assets, the Company considered the current level of expected returns on risk free investments (primarily U.S. government bonds), the historical level of the risk premium associated with the other asset classes in which the assets are invested and the expectations for future returns of each asset class. The expected return for each asset class was then weighted based on the target asset allocations to develop the assumptions for the expected long-term rate of return on assets. Fair Value Measurements of Plan Assets The fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented in the table below by asset category. Approximately 84% of the total plan assets are categorized as Level 1, as the values assigned to these pension assets are based on quoted prices available in active markets. For the other category levels, a description of the valuation is provided in Note 1, Significant Accounting Policies, under the “Fair Value Measurement” heading.
|  | December 31, 2023
(in millions) |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets Category |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International |  | 63 |  |  | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate bonds (a) |  | 84 |  |  | 84 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other types of investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds (b) |  | 19 |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Insurance contracts |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Hedge funds |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Real estate |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34 |
|  | December 31, 2022
(in millions) |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets Category |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International |  | 49 |  |  | 49 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed rate bonds (a) |  | 67 |  |  | 67 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other types of investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds (b) |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Insurance contracts |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
Hedge funds |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Real estate |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34 |
(a) This category includes fixed income securities invested primarily in Swiss bonds, foreign bonds denominated in Swiss francs, foreign currency bonds, mortgage notes and pledged letters. (b) This category includes mutual funds balanced between moderate-income generation and moderate capital appreciation with investment allocations of approximately 50% equities and 50% fixed income investments. A reconciliation from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2023 for the plan assets categorized as Level 3 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | Insurance Contracts |  | Hedge Funds |  | Real Estate |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2021 |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 46 |
Actual return on plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date |  | (5) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |
Purchases, sales and settlements, net |  | (2) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Effect of exchange rate changes |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Actual return on plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Purchases, sales and settlements, net |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |
Effect of exchange rate changes |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Fair values for Level 3 assets are determined as follows: Insurance Contracts: The value of the asset represents the mathematical reserve of the insurance policies and is calculated by the insurance firms using their own assumptions. Hedge Funds: The investments are valued using the net asset value provided by the administrator of the fund, which is based on the fair value of the underlying securities. Real Estate: Investment is stated by its appraised value. Cash Flows In 2024, the Company expects to make employer contributions of $18 million to its defined benefit pension plans. Estimated Future Benefit Payments Total benefits expected to be paid from the plans in the future are as follows:
(in millions) |  | Pension Benefits
2024 |  | $ | 26 |
2025 |  | 27 |
2026 |  | 26 |
2027 |  | 27 |
2028 |  | 24 |
2029-2033 |  | 124 |

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