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Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense is adjusted for estimated forfeitures and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally three years for stock options and one to three years for time-based and performance-based restricted stock units. The Company estimates future forfeiture rates based on its historical experience.

The Company maintains a 2013 Incentive Plan and a 2022 Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Incentive Plans”), which allow for grants of stock-based awards. At December 31, 2024, there were approximately 23 million share-based awards collectively available for grant under the Incentive Plans. The 2013 Incentive Plan generally provides for stock-based awards to employees to vest over a minimum of three years, although some awards may vest earlier if granted to a new employee or if tied to the achievement of specified market or performance conditions, in which case such awards vest no earlier than one year from the date of grant. The 2022 Incentive Plan generally provides for stock-based awards to employees to vest no earlier than one year from the date of grant, subject to a de minimis exception. The stock-based awards granted to employees include stock options and time-based and performance-based restricted stock units, as follows:

Stock Options

During 2024, the Company did not award stock options. In years in which the Company has elected to grant stock options, it has issued them at exercise prices equal to the Company’s common stock price on the date of grant with contractual terms of ten years. Stock options issued by the Company generally vest and are expensed ratably over three years. Stock option grants are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to vesting, except upon retirement, death or disability, in which case the options may remain outstanding and exercisable for a specified period not to exceed the remaining contractual term of the option.
The following table summarizes the changes in the number of shares of common stock for 2024 (shares and aggregate intrinsic value in millions):
SharesWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Weighted Average
Remaining
Life
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at December 31, 20236.6 $22 
Forfeited(0.5)24 
Outstanding at December 31, 20246.1 $22 5.8$0
Options exercisable, end of year5.3 $22 5.6$0

Time-Based and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

Time-based restricted stock unit awards (“Time-Based RSUs”) represent the right to receive unrestricted shares of stock based on continued employment and are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the vesting date, except a termination for death, disability or retirement. Time-Based RSU awards to employees primarily vest over a one to three-year period. In the case of retirement (as defined in the award agreement), Time-Based RSUs generally vest in part.

Time-Based RSUs have dividend equivalents credited to the recipient that are paid only to the extent the applicable service criteria is met, the Time-Based RSUs vest and the related stock is issued.

Performance-based restricted stock unit awards (“Performance-Based RSUs”) represent the right to receive unrestricted shares of stock based on continuous employment plus the achievement of Company performance objectives and/or individual performance
goals established by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors. Such awards are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to vesting, except a termination for death, disability or retirement. In the case of retirement (as defined in the award agreement), Performance-Based RSUs vest in whole or part depending on the employee’s age and years of service, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable performance criteria.

Performance-Based RSUs generally entitle recipients to shares of common stock if performance objectives are achieved, and typically vest no earlier than one year from the date of grant and no later than three years from the date of grant. The actual number of shares that will ultimately be earned is dependent on the level of achievement of the specified performance conditions. For restricted stock units with performance conditions that are based on stock price (“Stock-Price Based RSUs”), the grant date fair value of certain Stock-Price based RSUs is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation, with the primary input into such valuation being the expected future volatility of the Company’s common stock, and if applicable, the volatilities of the common stocks of the companies in the Company’s peer group, upon which the relative total shareholder return performance is measured. Performance-Based RSUs have dividend equivalents credited to the recipient that are paid only to the extent the applicable service and performance criteria are met, the Performance-Based RSUs vest and the related stock is issued.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation pursuant to relevant authoritative guidance, which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation, net of estimated forfeitures, over the longer of the derived service period or explicit requisite service period for awards expected to vest. For non- stock-price based Performance-Based RSUs, the Company assesses the probability of achievement of the performance conditions each period and records expense for the awards based on the probable achievement of such metrics.

The following table summarizes the changes in the number of outstanding restricted stock units for 2024 (shares in millions):
Restricted
Stock
Unit
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 202312.5 $14 
Granted7.6 
Grant adjustment (1)
(0.5)25 
Vested(2.7)14 
Forfeited(2.0)12 
Outstanding at December 31, 202414.9 $11 
Expected to vest as of December 31, 2024 (2)
18.6 $
(1)The grant adjustment primarily relates to an adjustment in the quantity of Performance-Based RSUs ultimately vested during 2024 that were dependent on the level of achievement of the specified performance conditions.
(2)The difference between the outstanding restricted stock units at December 31, 2024 and the restricted stock units expected to vest as of December 31, 2024 primarily relates to the expected achievement of the specified performance conditions for the respective outstanding Performance-Based RSUs.

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of awards granted were $8, $11 and $26 per share in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The fair values of awards that vested were $20 million, $13 million and $39 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

During 2024, the Company awarded 5.9 million Time-Based RSUs, which had an aggregate grant date fair value of $45 million. These Time-Based RSUs entitle recipients to shares of the Company’s common stock and vest primarily in annual installments over a three-year period, subject to continued employment.

During 2024, the Company also awarded 1.7 million Performance-Based RSUs with an aggregate grant date fair value of $13 million. These Performance-Based RSUs entitle the recipients to shares of the Company’s common stock and vest primarily at the end of a three-year period, subject to continued employment. The actual number of shares that will ultimately be paid upon vesting is dependent on the level of achievement of the specified performance conditions.

On May 19, 2023, the Company adopted the 2023 Special Incentive Program (the “SIP”) to incentivize performance against multi-year goals and to aid in the retention of certain Company executives. On July 5, 2023, pursuant to the SIP, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock unit awards to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) that vest on February 28, 2026, subject to the achievement of the applicable performance measures. On the same date, the Company granted time-based and performance-based restricted stock unit awards to certain key executives, other than the CEO and CFO, pursuant to the SIP. The time-based restricted stock units granted to such other
executives pursuant to the SIP will fully vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, while the performance-based restricted stock units granted to such other executives pursuant to the SIP will vest 70% on the two-year anniversary of the grant date and 30% on the three-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of applicable performance measures.
The following table summarizes the Company’s total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based compensation at December 31, 2024:
(in millions)Unrecognized Compensation CostWeighted Average Period of Expense Recognition
(in years)
Restricted stock units$77 1
Stock options1
Total$78 1
Excess tax detriments related to stock-based compensation was $5 million for 2024, $2 million for 2023 and benefit of $2 million for 2022.