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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
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Schedule of Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following tables display the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCL”), net of tax, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in millions):
| Cumulative Translation Adjustment |  | Pension and Postretirement Cost |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  | AOCL
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | (481) |  |  | $ | (356) |  |  | $ | (43) |  |  | $ | (880) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (94) |  |  | 46 |  |  | 11 |  |  | (37) |
Amounts reclassified to earnings | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 35 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (94) |  |  | 64 |  |  | 28 |  |  | (2) |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | (575) |  |  | $ | (292) |  |  | $ | (15) |  |  | $ | (882) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (119) |  |  | (25) |  |  | 20 |  |  | (124) |
Amounts reclassified to earnings | 6 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (19) |  |  | (5) |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (113) |  |  | (17) |  |  | 1 |  |  | (129) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | (688) |  |  | $ | (309) |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | (1,011) |
Schedule of Reclassifications from AOCL to Results of Operations | Reclassifications from AOCL to the results of operations for the years ended December 31, were pre-tax (income) expense of (in millions):
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Cumulative translation adjustment (1) | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Pension and postretirement benefit plans (2) | 13 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 72 |
Derivative financial instruments (3) | (21) |  |  | 23 |  |  | (6) |
(1)See Footnote 2 for further information. (2)See Footnote 11 for further information. (3)See Footnote 10 for further information.
Schedule of Income Tax Provision (Benefit) Allocated to Components of AOCL | The income tax provision (benefit) allocated to the components of AOCL for the years ended December 31, are as follows (in millions):
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | (28) |
Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs | (10) |  |  | 20 |  |  | 23 |
Derivative financial instruments | 1 |  |  | 9 |  |  | (1) |
Income tax provision (benefit) related to AOCL | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | (6) |

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