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Income Taxes (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Income Taxes
Earnings before income taxes, provision for income taxes and income tax rates consisted of the following:
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)20242023
Earnings before income taxes$2,739$2,479
Provision for income taxes610692
Income tax rate22.3 %27.9 %
Summary of Valuation Allowance
The following chart provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending valuation allowances for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
(in millions)
Balance at beginning of year$2,256 
Additions to valuation allowance charged to income tax expense7 
Releases of valuation allowance credited to income tax benefit(94)
Foreign currency translation(1)
Reductions to valuation allowance due to NJOY Transaction (no impact to earnings)
(4)
Balance at end of period$2,164