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Employee Benefit Plans and Postretirement Benefits
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans and Postretirement Benefits Employee Benefit Plans and Postretirement Benefits
CNH provides pension, healthcare and insurance plans and other postemployment benefits to its employees and retirees under defined contribution and defined benefit plans.
In the case of defined contribution plans, CNH makes contributions to publicly or privately administered pension insurance plans on a mandatory, contractual or voluntary basis. Once the contributions have been made, the Company has no further payment obligations. CNH recognizes the contribution cost when the employees have rendered their service and includes this cost by function in cost of goods sold, SG&A expense, and R&D expense. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, CNH recorded expenses of $138 million, $145 million and $115 million, respectively, for its defined contribution plans.
Defined benefit plans are classified by CNH on the basis of the type of benefit provided as follows: pension plans, healthcare plans, and other postemployment benefit plans.
Pension Plans
Pension obligations primarily comprise the obligations of the Company’s pension plans in the U.S., the U.K., and Germany.
Under these plans, contributions are made to a separate fund (trust) that independently administers the plan assets. The Company’s funding policy is to meet the minimum funding requirements pursuant to the laws of the applicable jurisdictions. The Company may also choose to make discretionary contributions.
In July 2024, the U.K. Court of Appeal upheld a ruling in the matter of Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited, a decision that the Company was not a party to or involved in, that certain historical amendments for contracted out defined benefit schemes were invalid if they were not accompanied by the correct actuarial confirmation. The Company and its U.K. pension scheme trustee are reviewing this development and considering whether this decision has any implications for the CNHI and JI Case Pension Plans. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of this ruling on its financial statements, including any implications for pension obligations, funding requirements, or other financial exposures. Due to the complexity of the ruling, the Company will engage with the pension plan trustees and other parties required to retrieve and analyze data necessary to perform an assessment of plan amendments which may be affected by this ruling. As of December 31, 2024, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate the impact of this ruling, if any, on the Company’s results of operations.
Healthcare Postretirement Benefit Plans
Healthcare postretirement benefit plan obligations comprise obligations for healthcare and insurance plans granted to employees working in the U.S. and Canada. These plans generally cover employees retiring on or after reaching the age of 55 who have completed at least 10 years of employment. CNH U.S. salaried and non-represented hourly employees and Canadian employees hired
after January 1, 2001, and January 1, 2002, respectively, are not eligible for postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefits under the CNH plans. These benefits may be subject to deductibles, co-payment provisions and other limitations, and CNH has reserved the right to change or terminate these benefits, subject to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement. These plans are not required to be funded. However, beginning in 2007, the Company began making contributions on a voluntary basis to a separate and independently managed fund established to finance the North American healthcare plans.
On February 20, 2018, CNH announced that the United States Supreme Court ruled in its favor in Reese vs. CNH Industrial N.V. and CNH Industrial America LLC. The decision allowed CNH to terminate or modify various retiree healthcare benefits previously provided to certain UAW Union represented CNH retirees. On April 16, 2018, CNH announced its determination to modify the Benefits provided to the applicable retirees (“Benefits Modification”) to make them consistent with the Benefits provided to current eligible CNH retirees who had been represented by the UAW. The Benefits Modification resulted in a reduction of the plan liability by $527 million. This amount was amortized from OCI to the income statement over approximately 4.5 years, which represents the average service period to attain eligibility conditions for active participants. The amount was completely amortized as of December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2022, $90 million of amortization was recorded as a pre-tax gain in Other, net.
In 2021, CNH communicated plan changes for the U.S. retiree medical plan. The plan changes resulted in a reduction of the plan liability by approximately $101 million. This amount is being amortized from OCI to the income statement over approximately 4 years, which represents the average service period to attain eligibility conditions for active participants. For the year ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, $24 million, $24 million and $24 million of amortization was recorded as a pre-tax gain in Other, net, respectively.
Effective January 1, 2022, post-retirement medical coverage for certain U.S. employees who retired prior to December 2004 was transitioned to an individual marketplace. In August 2022, the Company settled the benefits obligation related to RHRA benefits for this group. In connection with this transaction, $27 million of plan obligations and plan assets were transferred. The Company recognized a $3 million pre-tax non-cash settlement charge, primarily related to the accelerated recognition of actuarial losses.
Other Postemployment Benefits
Other postemployment benefits consist of obligations for Italian Employee Leaving Entitlements up to December 31, 2006, loyalty bonus in Italy and various other similar plans in France, Germany and Belgium. Until December 31, 2006, Italian companies with more than 50 employees were required to accrue for benefits paid to employees upon them leaving the Company. The scheme has since changed to a defined contribution plan. The obligation on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet represents the residual reserve for years until December 31, 2006. Loyalty bonus is accrued for employees who have reached certain service seniority and are generally settled when employees leave the Company. These plans are not required to be funded and, therefore, have no plan assets.
Obligations and Funded Status
The following summarizes data from CNH’s defined benefit pension, healthcare and other postemployment plans for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
Pension
Healthcare (1)
Other (1)
(in millions of dollars)
202420232024202320242023
Change in benefit obligations:
Beginning benefit obligation$1,274 $1,175 $179 $181 $100 $89 
Service cost10 9 2 3 5 5 
Interest cost52 54 8 9 3 4 
Plan participants’ contributions1 1 3 4 — — 
Actuarial loss (gain)(95)53 8 10 (7)5 
Gross benefits paid(85)(80)(21)(29)(13)(7)
Plan amendments16 4 1 1 (2)— 
Currency translation adjustments and other (2)
(4)58 6 — (5)4 
Ending benefit obligation1,169 1,274 186 179 81 100 
Change in the fair value of plan assets:
Beginning plan assets1,049 979 58 58 — — 
Actual return on plan assets8 51 4 6 — — 
Employer contributions32 41 — — — — 
Plan participants’ contributions1 1 — — — — 
Gross benefits paid(74)(68)(2)(6)— — 
Currency translation adjustments and other (2)
2 45 — — — — 
Ending plan assets1,018 1,049 60 58 — — 
Funded status:$(151)$(225)$(126)$(121)$(81)$(100)
(1)The healthcare and other postemployment plans are not required to be prefunded.
(2)Includes the impact of the transfer of the outstanding pension benefit obligations related to certain retirees and beneficiaries within the U.S. plans through group annuity contract purchases in 2022.
The following summarizes data from CNH’s defined benefit pension plans by significant geographical area for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
U.S.U.K.
Germany (1)
Other Countries (1)
(in millions of dollars)
20242023202420232024202320242023
Change in benefit obligations:
Beginning benefit obligation$139 $128 $825 $770 $117 $108 $193 $169 
Service cost1 2 — — — — 9 7 
Interest cost7 7 36 38 3 4 6 5 
Plan participants’ contributions— — — — — — 1 1 
Actuarial loss (gain)— 7 (87)17 (5)12 (3)17 
Gross benefits paid(6)(5)(51)(48)(11)(11)(17)(16)
Plan amendments— — 16 4 — — — — 
Currency translation adjustments and other (2)
— — 17 44 (6)4 (15)10 
Ending benefit obligation141 139 756 825 98 117 174 193 
Change in the fair value of plan assets:
Beginning plan assets161 159 707 650 4 4 177 166 
Actual return on plan assets6 6 (13)36 — — 14 9 
Employer contributions— — 25 31 — — 7 10 
Plan participants’ contributions— — — — — — 1 1 
Gross benefits paid(5)(4)(52)(48)— — (17)(16)
Currency translation adjustments and other (2)
— — 16 38 — — (13)7 
Ending plan assets162 161 683 707 4 4 169 177 
Funded status:$21 $22 $(73)$(118)$(94)$(113)$(5)$(16)
(1)    Pension benefits in Germany and some other countries are not required to be prefunded.
(2)    Includes the impact of the transfer of the outstanding pension benefit obligations related to certain retirees and beneficiaries within the U.S. plans through group annuity contract purchases in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 consist of:
PensionHealthcareOther
(in millions of dollars)
202420232024202320242023
Other assets$34 $30 $— $— $— $— 
Pension, postretirement and other postemployment benefits(185)(255)(126)(121)(81)(100)
Net liability recognized at end of year$(151)$(225)$(126)$(121)$(81)$(100)
 
Pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2024, consist of:
(in millions of dollars)
PensionHealthcareOther
Unrecognized actuarial losses (gains)$329 $15 $(14)
Unrecognized prior service credit18 (22)(8)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$347 $(7)$(22)
The following table summarizes the aggregate pension accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
Pension
(in millions of dollars)
20242023
Accumulated benefit obligation$904 $998 
Fair value of plan assets$724 $753 
The following table summarizes CNH’s pension and other post-employment plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:
PensionHealthcareOther
(in millions of dollars)
202420232024202320242023
Projected benefit obligation$908 $1,091 $187 $179 $81 $100 
Fair value of plan assets$724 $836 $60 $58 $— $— 
The total accumulated benefit obligation for pension was $1,152 million and $1,256 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The following summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost of CNH’s defined benefit for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
PensionHealthcareOther
(in millions of dollars)
202420232022202420232022202420232022
Service cost$10 $9 $11 $2 $3 $4 $5 $5 $5 
Interest cost52 54 27 8 9 6 3 4 1 
Expected return on assets(54)(45)(47)(3)(4)(5)— — — 
Amortization of:
Prior service cost (credit)— — — (24)(36)(126)— — — 
Actuarial loss (gain)22 18 19 — — 1 (3)2 (2)
Settlement loss and other— 2 (3)7 — 3 1 (1)1 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$30 $38 $7 $(10)$(28)$(117)$6 $10 $5 
Net periodic benefit cost recognized in net income and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations that are recognized in other comprehensive loss during 2024 consist of:
(in millions of dollars)
PensionHealthcareOther
Net periodic benefit cost$30 $(10)$6 
Benefit adjustments included in other comprehensive (income) loss:
Net actuarial losses (gains)(22)— 3 
Amortization of actuarial losses(49)7 (9)
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit16 25 (1)
Currency translation adjustments and other(6)1 1 
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss(61)33 (6)
Total recognized in comprehensive loss$(31)$23 $— 
Assumptions
The following assumptions were utilized in determining the funded status at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the net periodic benefit cost of CNH’s defined benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
Pension plansHealthcare plansOther
(in percentages)
202420232022202420232022202420232022
Weighted-average rate assumptions used to determine funded status
Discount rate4.894.224.645.364.975.283.673.504.11
Rate of compensation increase2.802.913.034.004.004.003.002.943.19
Initial healthcare cost trend raten/an/an/a5.354.705.12n/an/an/a
Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate(1)
n/an/an/a4.083.744.00n/an/an/a
Weighted-average rate assumptions used to determine expense
Discount rates—service cost2.803.511.325.115.373.153.734.321.36
Discount rates—interest cost4.224.651.594.915.172.873.514.080.99
Rate of compensation increase2.913.032.414.004.004.002.943.192.33
Long-term rates of return on plan assets5.224.543.426.255.754.76n/an/an/a
Initial healthcare cost trend raten/an/an/a4.705.124.18n/an/an/a
Ultimate healthcare cost trend rate(1)
n/an/an/a3.744.003.58n/an/an/a
 
(1)    CNH expects to achieve the ultimate healthcare cost trend rate in 2033 for U.S. plans. A flat trend rate assumption is utilized for the Canada plans.
Assumed discount rates are used in measurements of pension, healthcare and other postemployment benefit obligations and interest cost components of net periodic cost. CNH selects its assumed discount rates based on the consideration of equivalent yields on high-quality fixed income investments at the measurement date. The assumed discount rate is used to discount future benefit obligations back to today’s dollars. The discount rates for the U.S., European, U.K. and Canadian obligations are based on a benefit cash flow-matching approach and represent the rates at which the benefit obligations could effectively be settled as of the measurement date, December 31. The benefit cash flow-matching approach involves analyzing CNH’s projected cash flows against a high-quality bond yield curve, mainly calculated using a wide population of AA-grade corporate bonds subject to minimum amounts outstanding and meeting other defined selection criteria. The discount rates for the Company’s remaining obligations are based on benchmark yield data of high-quality fixed income investments for which the timing and amounts of payments approximate the timing and amounts of projected benefit payments.
The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets reflects management’s expectations on long-term average rates of return on funds invested to provide for benefits included in the projected benefit obligations. The expected return is based on the outlook for inflation, fixed income returns and equity returns while also considering asset allocation and investment strategy, premiums for active management to the extent asset classes are actively managed, and plan expenses. Return patterns and correlations, consensus return forecasts, and other relevant financial factors are analyzed to check for reasonability and appropriateness.
The assumed healthcare trend rate represents the rate at which healthcare costs are assumed to increase. Rates are determined based on company-specific experience, consultation with actuaries and outside consultants, and various trend factors including general and healthcare sector-specific inflation projections from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Financing Administration. The initial trend is a short-term assumption based on recent experience and prevailing market conditions. The ultimate trend is a long-term assumption of healthcare cost inflation based on general inflation, incremental medical inflation, technology, new medicine, government cost-shifting, utilization changes, an aging population, and a changing mix of medical services.
CNH annually reviews the mortality assumptions and demographic characteristics of its U.S. pension plan and healthcare plan participants. In 2024 and 2023, the Company continued to use the adopted MP 2021 mortality improvement scale as it continues to be the most current. At this time the Company is not adjusting to the MP 2021 for any short-term or long-term impacts COVID may have on mortality improvement scales issued in the future.
The Company uses the spot yield curve approach to estimate the service and interest cost components of the net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve used to determine the benefit obligations to relevant projected cash outflows.
Plan Assets
The investment strategy for the plan assets depends on the features of the plan and on the maturity of the obligations. Typically, less mature plan benefit obligations are funded by using more equity securities as they are expected to achieve long-term growth exceeding the rate of inflation. More mature plan benefit obligations are funded using more fixed income securities as they are expected to produce current income with limited volatility. Risk management practices include the use of multiple asset classes and investment managers within each asset class for diversification purposes. Specific guidelines for each asset class and investment manager are implemented and monitored.
Weighted-average target asset allocation for all plans for 2024 are as follows:
All Plans
Asset category:
Equity securities9 %
Debt securities58 %
Cash/Other33 %
CNH determines the fair value of plan assets using observable market data obtained from independent sources when available. CNH classifies its plan assets according to the fair value hierarchy:
Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
The following summarizes the fair value of plan assets by asset category and level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2024:
(in millions of dollars)
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Equity securities:
U.S. equities$— $— $— $— 
Non-U.S. equities— — — — 
Total Equity securities— — — — 
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government bonds18 18 — — 
U.S. corporate bonds8 8 — — 
Non-U.S. government bonds24 — 24 — 
Non-U.S. corporate bonds11 — 11 — 
Mortgage backed securities2 — 2 — 
Other fixed income3 — 3 — 
Total Fixed income securities66 26 40 — 
Other types of investments:
Mutual funds (1)
860 — 860 — 
Insurance contracts66 — — 66 
Derivatives—credit contracts— — — — 
Real estate— — — — 
Total Other types of investments926 — 860 66 
Cash:36 14 22 — 
Total of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Assets$1,028 $40 $922 $66 
Investments at net asset value:
Mutual funds (2)
49
Total Net Assets$1,077 $40 $922 $66 
 
(1)     This category includes mutual funds, which primarily invest in non-U.S. equities and non-U.S. corporate bonds.
(2)         This category includes open ended mutual fund, the underlying assets of the mutual fund are illiquid in nature and are not
        classified in the fair value hierarchy using the net asset per share practical expedient.
The following table presents the changes in the Level 3 plan assets for the year ended December 31, 2024:
 
(in millions of dollars)
Level 3 Assets
Balance at December 31, 2023$45 
Actual return on plan assets relating to assets still held at reporting date
1 
Purchases28 
Settlements(5)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3(1)
Currency impact(2)
Balance at December 31, 2024$66 
The following summarizes the fair value of plan assets by asset category and level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
(in millions of dollars)
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Equity securities:
U.S. equities$— $— $— $— 
Non-U.S. equities— — — — 
Total Equity securities— — — — 
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government bonds13 12 1 — 
U.S. corporate bonds17 14 3 — 
Non-U.S. government bonds26 — 26 — 
Non-U.S. corporate bonds13 — 13 — 
Mortgage backed securities2 — 2 — 
Other fixed income2 — 2 — 
Total Fixed income securities73 26 47 — 
Other types of investments:
Mutual funds (1)
919 — 919 — 
Insurance contracts45 — — 45 
Derivatives—credit contracts— — — — 
Real estate— — — — 
Total Other types of investments964 — 919 45 
Cash:22 11 11 — 
Total of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Assets$1,059 $37 $977 $45 
Investments at net asset value:
Mutual funds (2)
48 
Total Net Assets$1,107 $37 $977 $45 
(1) This category includes mutual funds, which primarily invest in non-U.S. equities and non-U.S. corporate bonds.
The following table presents the changes in the Level 3 plan assets for the year ended December 31, 2023:
(in millions of dollars)
Level 3 Assets
Balance at December 31, 2022$40 
Actual return on plan assets relating to assets still held at reporting date
1 
Purchases4 
Settlements(2)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3— 
Currency impact2 
Balance at December 31, 2023$45 
Contributions
CNH expects to contribute (including through direct benefit payments) approximately $43 million to its pension plans, $19 million to its healthcare plans and $6 million to its other post-employment plans in 2025.
The benefit expected to be paid from the benefit plans, which reflect expected future years of service, and the Medicare subsidy expected to be received are as follows:
(in millions of dollars)
Pension PlansHealthcareOther
2025$91 $23 $6 
202679 22 7 
202788 20 6 
202886 19 6 
202986 18 7 
2030 - 2034405 77 36 
Total$835 $179 $68