Accounts Receivable, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure

NOTE 5: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)	2023		2022
U.S. government contracts (including foreign military sales)	$	1,147	$	1,371
Other customers	10,007		8,189
Allowance for expected credit losses	(316)		(452)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	10,838	$	9,108

The changes in the allowance for expected credit losses related to Accounts receivable were as follows:

(dollars in millions)	2023		2022
Balance as of January 1	$	452	$	475
Current period (recoveries) provision for expected credit losses, net	(92)		26
Write-offs charged against the allowance for expected credit losses	(42)		(42)
Other, net	(2)		(7)
Balance as of December 31	$	316	$	452

The activity in the allowance for expected credit losses was not material in 2021.