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PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations based on the discount rates
At December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Rate of
increase
in
salaries
Discount rate
Expected
return
rate (A)
Rate of
increase
in
salaries
Discount rate
Expected
return
rate (A)
Rate of
increase
in
salaries
Discount rate
Expected
return
rate (A)
Pension
2.13%
3.09%
4.27%
2.23%
3.11%
4.40%
2.28%
3.65%
3.42%
OPEB
4.00%
5.46%
n/a
4.00%
4.82%
n/a
3.97%
4.98%
n/a
(A)Expected return rates applicable at beginning of year.
Schedule of amounts recognized in balance sheet
At December 31,
2024
2023
(in millions of U.S. dollar)
Pension
Benefits
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Total
Pension
Benefits
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Total
Present value of funded obligation
664
664
720
720
Fair value of plan assets
(520)
(520)
(539)
(539)
Deficit of funded plans
144
144
181
181
Present value of unfunded obligation
109
144
253
115
159
274
Net liability arising from defined benefit obligation
253
144
397
296
159
455
of which non-current
245
130
375
288
143
431
of which current
8
14
22
8
16
24
Schedule of net benefit costs
Year ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
(in millions of U.S. dollar)
Pension
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Pension
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Pension
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Current service cost
(18)
(4)
(16)
(6)
(21)
(8)
Interest cost
(24)
(7)
(27)
(7)
(14)
(7)
Expected return on plan assets
22
26
20
Immediate recognition of gains arising over the year
(1)
5
Amortization of past service (cost) / gain
2
10
2
10
2
3
Amortization of net actuarial (loss) / gain
(2)
1
1
1
(2)
(1)
Curtailment and settlements
Total net pension and other long-term benefit cost
(20)
(14)
(3)
(15)
(8)
Schedule of changes in projected benefit obligations
Year ended December 31, 2024
Defined benefit obligations
Plan assets
Net defined
benefit
liability
(in millions of U.S. dollar)
Pension
benefits
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Total
At January 1, 2024
835
159
994
(539)
455
Included in the Consolidated Income Statement
Current service cost
18
4
22
22
Interest cost / (income)
24
7
31
(22)
9
Immediate recognition of gains arising over the year
Included in the Statement of Comprehensive Income
Remeasurements due to:
—actual return less interest on plan assets
(9)
(9)
—changes in financial assumptions
(9)
(7)
(16)
(16)
—changes in demographic assumptions
—experience (gains)/ losses
7
(2)
5
5
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates
(38)
(1)
(39)
22
(17)
Included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Benefits paid
(45)
(16)
(61)
37
(24)
Settlement
(24)
(24)
24
Contributions by the Group
(28)
(28)
Contributions by the plan participants
5
5
(5)
At December 31, 2024
773
144
917
(520)
397
Year ended December 31, 2023
Defined benefit obligations
Plan Assets
Net defined
benefit
liability
(in millions of U.S. dollar)
Pension
benefits
OPEB and
Other
Benefits
Total
At January 1, 2023
758
164
922
(492)
430
Included in the Consolidated Income Statement
Current service cost
16
6
22
22
Interest cost / (income)
27
7
34
(26)
8
Immediate recognition of gains arising over the year
1
1
1
Included in the Statement of Comprehensive Income
Remeasurements due to:
—actual return less interest on plan assets
(5)
(5)
—changes in financial assumptions
35
2
37
37
—changes in demographic assumptions
—experience (gains)/ losses
4
(5)
(1)
(1)
Past service cost
(1)
(1)
(1)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates
36
1
37
(28)
9
Included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Benefits paid
(42)
(16)
(58)
39
(19)
Contributions by the Group
(22)
(22)
Contributions by the plan participants
5
5
(5)
Disposed of through business combination
(3)
(1)
(4)
(4)
At December 31, 2023
835
159
994
(539)
455
Schedule of defined benefit plan, plan assets As of December 31, 2024 and 2023 all of the plan assets were measured at fair value using the net asset value (or its
equivalent) except as noted and consisted of the following:
At December 31,
(in millions of U.S. dollar)
2024
2023
Cash & cash equivalents
4
6
Equities
143
150
Fixed income
253
263
Property
86
85
Other
34
35
Total fair value of plan assets
520
539
Schedule of expected benefit payments Future benefit payments expected to be paid either by pension funds or directly by the Group to beneficiaries are as
follows:
Estimated benefits payments
(in millions of U.S. dollar)
Pensions
OPEB and Other
Benefits
Year ended December 31,
2025
43
14
2026
42
14
2027
44
13
2028
47
12
2029
50
12
2030 to 2034
242
55