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Pension
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension

NOTE 15. PENSION

The Company sponsors both funded and unfunded foreign defined benefit pension plans that cover a portion of the Company's employees, and the largest plans are closed to new participants and frozen for accrual of future service. The Company assumed the pension plans as part of the Chubb Acquisition on January 3, 2022.

Guidance under FASB ASC Topic 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefits, requires balance sheet recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans. Under this guidance, actuarial gains and losses, prior service costs or credits, and any remaining transition assets or obligations that have not been recognized under previous accounting standards must be recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effects, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. Pension and post-retirement obligation balances and related costs reflected within the consolidated balance sheets include costs directly attributable to plans dedicated to the Company.

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Plan assets

$

1,617

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Projected benefit obligation ("PBO") funded status

 

 

Fair value of plan assets

$

1,617

 

Benefit obligations

 

(1,262

)

Funded status of plans

$

355

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

 

Change in benefit obligation

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

 

Acquisition

 

 

2,041

 

Service cost

 

 

7

 

Interest cost

 

 

32

 

Plan participants' contributions

 

 

1

 

Actuarial gain

 

 

(531

)

Benefits paid

 

 

(92

)

Settlements

 

 

(13

)

Currency impact

 

 

(183

)

Ending balance

 

$

1,262

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

 

Acquisition

 

 

2,615

 

Employer contributions

 

 

34

 

Plan participants' contributions

 

 

1

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(92

)

Actual return on assets

 

 

(687

)

Settlements

 

 

(13

)

Currency impact

 

 

(241

)

Ending balance

 

$

1,617

 

Supplemental consolidated balance sheets information related to pension is as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Pension and post-retirement benefits

$

392

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

(1

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(36

)

Net amount recognized

$

355

 

Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

PBO

 

$

54

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

 

44

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

 

18

 

 

Information for pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

PBO

 

$

60

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

 

49

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

 

23

 

The components of the net periodic pension benefit for the defined benefit pension plans are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2022

 

Service cost

 

$

7

 

Interest cost

 

 

32

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(74

)

Net periodic pension benefit

 

$

(35

)

Major assumptions used in determining the benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost for pension plans are presented in the following table as weighted averages:

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

 

Benefit Obligation

 

 

Net Periodic
Benefit Cost

 

Discount rates:

 

 

 

 

 

PBO

 

4.9

%

 

 

1.9

%

Interest cost

 

 

 

 

1.7

%

Service cost

 

 

 

 

2.2

%

Salary scale

 

3.0

%

 

 

2.9

%

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

 

 

3.1

%

The discount rate assumptions are developed using a bond yield curve constructed from a population of high-quality, non-callable, corporate bond issues with maturities ranging from six months to nineteen years. A discount rate is estimated for and is based on the durations of the underlying plans.

The expected long-term rate of return used for the Company’s pension plans is determined in each local jurisdiction and is based on the assets held in that jurisdiction, the expected rate of returns for the type of assets held and any guaranteed rate of return provided by the investment. The other assumptions used to measure the pension obligations, including discount rate, vary by country based on specific local requirements and information.

Non-U.S. pension plan assets are typically managed by decentralized fiduciary committees. The disclosure below of asset categories is presented in aggregate for 12 defined benefit plans in 7 countries; however, there is variation in asset allocation policy from country to country. Local regulations, local funding rules, and local financial and tax considerations are part of the funding and investment allocation process in each country. Each plan has its own strategic asset allocation. The asset allocations are reviewed periodically and rebalanced when necessary. The Company has no significant concentration of risk in the assets of its pension plans.

The allocation of the pension plan assets are presented in the following table as weighted averages:

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

 

Target Asset Allocation Percentage

 

 

Percentage of Plan Assets

 

Equity securities

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.8

%

Debt securities

 

82.2

%

 

 

76.1

%

Real estate

 

0.6

%

 

 

0.8

%

Other

 

13.4

%

 

 

19.3

%

Total

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

The fair values of the pension plan assets by asset category are as follows:

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

Not

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Subject to

 

 

 

Asset Category

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Leveling 1

 

Total

 

Equities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global equity funds

$

 

$

326

 

$

 

$

12

 

$

338

 

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governments

 

 

 

762

 

 

 

 

 

 

762

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

 

415

 

 

 

 

 

 

415

 

Global fixed income at net asset value

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

Real estate 2

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Other 3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

Cash & cash equivalents 4

 

16

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

Subtotal

$

16

 

$

1,585

 

$

 

$

16

 

$

1,617

 

Other assets & liabilities 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total at December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,617

 

 

(1)
In accordance with ASU 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), certain investments that are measured at fair value using net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented for the total pension assets.
(2)
Represents investments in real estate, including commingled funds and directly held properties.
(3)
Represents insurance contracts and global risk balanced commingled funds consisting mainly of equity, bonds, and some commodities.
(4)
Represents short-term commercial paper, bonds, and other cash or cash-like investments.
(5)
Represents trust receivables and payables that are not leveled.

Derivatives in the plan are primarily used to manage risk and gain asset class exposure while still maintaining liquidity. Derivative instruments mainly consist of equity futures, interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, and currency forward contracts.

The plans review assets at least quarterly to ensure they are within the targeted asset allocation ranges and, if necessary, asset balances are adjusted back within target allocations. The plans generally employ a broadly diversified investment manager structure that includes diversification by active and passive management, style, capitalization, country, sector, industry, and number of investment managers.

Quoted market prices are used to value investments when available. Investments in securities traded on exchanges, including listed futures and options, are valued at the last reported sale prices on the last business day of the year or, if not available, the last reported bid prices. Fixed income securities are primarily measured using a market approach pricing methodology, where observable prices are obtained by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings.

Over-the-counter securities and government obligations are valued at the bid prices or the average of the bid and ask prices on the last business day of the year from published sources or, if not available, from other sources considered reliable, generally broker quotes. Temporary cash investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.

The Company made total contributions of approximately $34 to the global defined benefit pension plans in 2022, including a one-time contribution of $27. Contributions do not reflect benefits to be paid directly from corporate assets. The Company estimates contributions to be made to its pension plans will approximate $6 in 2023.

Benefit payments, including amounts to be paid from the plans and corporate assets, and reflecting expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows: $87 in 2023, $87 in 2024, $88 in 2025, $87 in 2026, $91 in 2027, and $458 from 2028 through 2032.