INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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Income Tax Expense Benefit |
The income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following (in millions):
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
Current: |
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U.S. Federal |
$ |
1,388 |
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$ |
839 |
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$ |
570 |
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U.S. State and Local |
194 |
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100 |
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183 |
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Non-U.S. |
478 |
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420 |
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359 |
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Total Current |
2,060 |
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1,359 |
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1,112 |
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Deferred: |
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U.S. Federal |
1,311 |
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(725) |
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255 |
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U.S. State and Local |
273 |
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(159) |
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(93) |
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Non-U.S. |
61 |
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26 |
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(62) |
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Total Deferred |
1,645 |
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(858) |
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100 |
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Total Income Tax Expense |
$ |
3,705 |
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$ |
501 |
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$ |
1,212 |
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Income Before Income Taxes |
Income before income taxes includes the following components (in millions):
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
United States |
$ |
14,220 |
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$ |
(39) |
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$ |
3,972 |
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Non-U.S. |
2,375 |
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1,883 |
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1,680 |
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Total Income Before Income Taxes: |
$ |
16,595 |
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$ |
1,844 |
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$ |
5,652 |
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Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate |
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consists of the following:
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate |
21.0 |
% |
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21.0 |
% |
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21.0 |
% |
U.S. state and local income taxes (net of federal benefit) (1)
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2.2 |
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(2.6) |
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1.4 |
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Non-U.S. tax rate differential |
— |
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1.6 |
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0.3 |
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U.S. federal tax credits |
(0.4) |
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(3.6) |
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(1.4) |
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Goodwill and other asset impairments |
— |
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5.1 |
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— |
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Net uncertain tax positions |
0.6 |
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3.6 |
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0.1 |
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Non-U.S. valuation allowance release |
— |
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— |
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(1.2) |
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Other |
(1.1) |
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2.1 |
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1.2 |
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Effective income tax rate |
22.3 |
% |
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27.2 |
% |
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21.4 |
% |
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Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets |
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):
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2021 |
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2020 |
Fixed assets and capitalized software |
$ |
(5,808) |
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$ |
(5,355) |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
(839) |
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(730) |
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Other |
(593) |
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(501) |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
(7,240) |
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(6,586) |
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Pension and postretirement benefits |
1,620 |
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3,994 |
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Loss and credit carryforwards |
342 |
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325 |
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Insurance reserves |
587 |
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535 |
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Stock compensation |
219 |
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183 |
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Accrued employee compensation |
453 |
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583 |
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Operating lease liabilities |
874 |
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736 |
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Other |
318 |
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357 |
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Deferred tax assets |
4,413 |
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6,713 |
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Deferred tax assets valuation allowance |
(122) |
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(88) |
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Deferred tax asset (net of valuation allowance) |
4,291 |
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6,625 |
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Net deferred tax asset (liability) |
$ |
(2,949) |
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$ |
39 |
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Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets: |
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Deferred tax assets |
$ |
176 |
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$ |
527 |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
(3,125) |
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(488) |
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Net deferred tax asset (liability) |
$ |
(2,949) |
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$ |
39 |
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U.S. State and Local Operating Loss and Credit Carryforwards |
Further, we have U.S. state and local operating loss and credit carryforwards as follows (in millions):
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2021 |
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2020 |
U.S. state and local operating loss carryforwards |
$ |
924 |
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$ |
1,253 |
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U.S. state and local credit carryforwards |
$ |
90 |
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$ |
108 |
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Summarized Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
The following table summarizes the activity related to our uncertain tax positions (in millions):
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Tax |
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Interest |
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Penalties |
Balance as of January 1, 2019 |
$ |
167 |
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$ |
44 |
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$ |
5 |
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Additions for tax positions of the current year |
6 |
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— |
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— |
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Additions for tax positions of prior years |
51 |
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13 |
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— |
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Reductions for tax positions of prior years for: |
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Changes based on facts and circumstances |
(45) |
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(4) |
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(1) |
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Settlements during the period |
(3) |
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(1) |
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— |
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Lapses of applicable statute of limitations |
(4) |
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— |
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— |
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Balance as of December 31, 2019 |
172 |
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52 |
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4 |
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Additions for tax positions of the current year |
61 |
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— |
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— |
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Additions for tax positions of prior years |
154 |
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34 |
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2 |
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Reductions for tax positions of prior years for: |
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Changes based on facts and circumstances |
(54) |
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(24) |
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(2) |
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Settlements during the period |
— |
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(1) |
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— |
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Lapses of applicable statute of limitations |
— |
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— |
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— |
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Balance as of December 31, 2020 |
333 |
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61 |
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4 |
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Additions for tax positions of the current year |
85 |
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— |
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— |
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Additions for tax positions of prior years |
107 |
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23 |
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— |
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Reductions for tax positions of prior years for: |
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Changes based on facts and circumstances |
(42) |
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(4) |
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(2) |
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Settlements during the period |
(3) |
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(2) |
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— |
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Lapses of applicable statute of limitations |
— |
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— |
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— |
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Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
$ |
480 |
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$ |
78 |
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$ |
2 |
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