Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

Summary of Information related to operating leases

Information related to our operating leases follows (dollars in millions).

	Right-of-use assets		Lease liabilities		Weighted average remaining term in years		Weighted average discount rate used to measure liabilities
December 31, 2024	$	5,843	$	5,996		7.5		4.5	%
December 31, 2023		5,277		5,299		7.0		4.2	%

Summary of remaining operating lease payments

A summary of our remaining future operating lease payments reconciled to lease liabilities as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 follows (in millions).

	Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Year 4		Year 5		Thereafter		Total lease payments		Amount representing interest			Lease liabilities
December 31:
2024	$	1,491	$	1,161	$	982	$	766	$	600	$	2,197	$	7,197	$	(1,201	)	$	5,996
2023		1,422		1,172		815		666		463		1,680		6,218		(919	)		5,299

Components of operating lease expenses

Components of operating lease expense for each of the three years ending December 31, 2024 are summarized as follows (in millions).

	2024		2023		2022
Operating lease expense	$	1,652	$	1,535	$	1,361
Short-term lease expense		171		219		233
Variable lease expense		225		216		217
	$	2,048	$	1,970	$	1,811