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Retirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The following table presents additional information about our international pension plans.
 
December 31
Millions of dollars
2019
2018
Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
Other Assets
$
85

$
39

Accrued employee compensation and benefits
7

8

Employee compensation and benefits
189

150

Pension plans in which projected benefit obligation exceeded plan assets
 
 
Projected benefit obligation
$
214

$
176

Fair value of plan assets
18

18

Pension plans in which accumulated benefit obligation exceeded plan assets
 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
$
121

$
105

Fair value of plan assets
18

18


Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The following table sets forth the fair values of assets held by our international pension plans by level within the fair value hierarchy.
Millions of dollars
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Net Asset Value (a)
Total
Cash and equivalents
$

$
151

$

$

$
151

Equity funds (b)

118



118

Bond funds (c)

292


99

391

Alternatives funds (d)



197

197

Real estate funds (e)

74


29

103

Other investments (f)
6

21

15


42

Fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2019
$
6

$
656

$
15

$
325

$
1,002

Cash and equivalents
$

$
12

$

$

$
12

Equity funds (b)

137



137

Bond funds (c)

267

21

36

324

Alternatives funds (d)



209

209

Real estate funds (e)

80


28

108

Other investments (f)
6

21

15


42

Fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2018
$
6

$
517

$
36

$
273

$
832


(a) Represents investments measured at fair value using the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share practical expedient and thus has not been categorized 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 total value of our international pension plans assets.
(b) Strategy of equity funds is to invest in diversified funds of global common stocks.
(c) Strategy of bond funds is to invest in diversified funds of fixed income securities of varying geographies and credit quality.
(d) Strategy of alternative funds is to invest in a fund of diversifying investments, including but not limited to reinsurance, commodities and currencies.
(e) Strategy of real estate funds is to invest in diversified funds of real estate investment trusts and private real estate.
(f) Other investments primarily includes investments in insurance contracts.

Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions
Certain weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations of our international pension plans at December 31 were as follows:
 
2019
2018
Discount rate
2.5%
3.3%
Rate of compensation increase
6.0%
5.8%

Certain weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost of our international pension plans for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
 
2019
2018
2017
Discount rate
3.3%
2.8%
2.9%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
4.4%
4.1%
4.2%
Rate of compensation increase
5.8%
5.5%
4.8%